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Labarge, S. (2005). Socrates and Moral Expertise. In: Rasmussen, L. (eds) Ethics Expertise. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 87. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3820-8_2

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