A defence of prudential moralism

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-170

  Lovett, Benjamin ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84905128473     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2005.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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