Evil or ill? : justifying the insanity defence / Lawrie Reznek.
1997
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Title
Evil or ill? : justifying the insanity defence / Lawrie Reznek.
Imprint
London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 329 pages).
Series
Philosophical issues in science.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321) and index.
Location
www
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Alternate Title
Taylor & Francis Online
Language
English
ISBN
9780203980774 (e-book : PDF)
9781134705733 (e-book: Mobi)
9781134705771 (e-book: ePub)
9781134705788 (e-book: PDF)
9780415166997 (hardback)
9780415167000 (paperback)
9781134705733 (e-book: Mobi)
9781134705771 (e-book: ePub)
9781134705788 (e-book: PDF)
9780415166997 (hardback)
9780415167000 (paperback)
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