The Future of Moral Psychology: Truth, Intuition, and the Pluralist Way

@article{Shweder1993TheFO,
  title={The Future of Moral Psychology: Truth, Intuition, and the Pluralist Way},
  author={Richard A. Shweder and Jonathan Haidt},
  journal={Psychological Science},
  year={1993},
  volume={4},
  pages={360 - 365}
}
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