Evil or ill? : justifying the insanity defence /
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| Author / Creator: | Reznek, Lawrie. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1997. |
| Description: | xi, 329 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Philosophical issues in science. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2797048 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. A History of Criminal Responsibility
- 2. A Taxonomy of Defences
- 3. Ignorance as an Excuse
- 4. Compulsion as an Excuse
- 5. Automatism as an Excuse
- 6. The Justification of Excuses
- 7. Causality as an Excuse
- 8. The Reductionist Theory
- 9. Irrationality as an Excuse
- 10. The Concept of Disease
- 11. Character Change as an Excuse
- 12. The Clash of Paradigms
- 13. The Insanity Defence in Practice
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
