Approved Thesis Proposals - Class of 2011

 

Author

 

Jay Musen
(March 2010)
MBB/Psy&Neuroscience

Title

 

The Moral Psychology of Obligations to Help Those in Need

Supervisor(s)

 

J. Greene

Reader(s)

 

M. Banaji

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S. Jang
G. Alvarez
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A. Geojo
F. Warneken
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