The Moral Mind: How 5 Sets of Innate Moral Intuitions Guide the Development of Many Culture Specific Virtues, and Perhaps Even Modules (Translation of published paper)

Authors

  • Jonathan Haidt
  • Craig Joseph

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/rhv2022iss19pp313-348

Keywords:

moral mind, innate moral intuitions, virtues, culture, ethics

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Haidt, J., & Joseph, C. (2022). The Moral Mind: How 5 Sets of Innate Moral Intuitions Guide the Development of Many Culture Specific Virtues, and Perhaps Even Modules (Translation of published paper). Revista De Humanidades De Valparaíso, (19), 313–348. https://doi.org/10.22370/rhv2022iss19pp313-348 (Original work published May 30, 2022)

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