Thinking the unthinkable: sacred values and taboo cognitions.

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Trends in Cognitive Sciences

• Publication date

  2003-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Philosophy, Economics, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/S1364-6613(03)00135-9PMID 12860191
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