The complex relation between morality and empathy

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 337-339

  Decety, Jean ^a   Cowell, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE PERSPECTIVE TAKING; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MORALITY; NOTE; BRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BRAIN; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84902271208     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.04.008     Document Type: Note

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