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Moral Judgement and Moral Reasoning

A Critique of Jonathan Haidt

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Musschenga, A.W. (2008). Moral Judgement and Moral Reasoning. In: Düwell, M., Rehmann-Sutter, C., Mieth, D. (eds) The Contingent Nature of Life. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6764-8_12

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