The illusion of moral decline.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
11
07
2022
accepted:
26
04
2023
medline:
23
6
2023
pubmed:
8
6
2023
entrez:
7
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Anecdotal evidence indicates that people believe that morality is declining
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pubmed: 37286595
doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06137-x
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06137-x
pmc: PMC10284688
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
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782-789Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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