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Devoured by our own children: the possibility and peril of moral status enhancement
- Correspondence to Professor David Wasserman, Center for Ethics, Yeshiva University, 917 Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York 20782, USA; dwasserm{at}yu.edu
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Devoured by our own children: the possibility and peril of moral status enhancement
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- Received August 7, 2012
- Accepted September 5, 2012
- First published September 28, 2012.
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January 17, 2013
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