Who engages with moral beauty?

Journal of Moral Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-163

  Diessner, Rhett ^a   Iyer, Ravi ^b   Smith, Meghan M ^c   Haidt, Jonathan ^d  

^a LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

elevation; moral beauty; moral education; virtues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877835172     PISSN: 03057240     EISSN: 14653877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057240.2013.785941     Document Type: Article

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