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Ten Myths About Character, Virtue and Virtue Education – Plus Three Well-Founded Misgivings

Kristján KristjánssonJubilee Centre for Character and Values, University of BirminghamCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 269-287 | Published online: 30 Apr 2013

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