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1. What Makes You Tick?

Author : Leslie E. Sekerka

Published in: Ethics is a Daily Deal

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Learning to be an ethical person is a process that is never finalized. Human beings are malleable and have an innate ability to evolve. As adults we can choose to continue to learn, grow, and change. But deliberately or by default, we may come to rely upon our automatic reactions to guide our daily lives.

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Title: What Makes You Tick?
Author: Leslie E. Sekerka
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Ethics is a Daily Deal
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-18089-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-18090-8

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18090-8_1