Elements of Moral Cognition: Rawls' Linguistic Analogy and the Cognitive Science of Moral and Legal Judgment
- ISBN-10
- 1139144693
- ISBN-13
- 9781139144698
- Category
- Generative grammar
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Professor John Mikhail
Description
John Mikhail explores whether moral psychology is usefully modelled on aspects of Universal Grammar.
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