Evil or Ill?

Justifying the Insanity Defence

AvLawrie Reznek

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

Del i serien Philosophical Issues in Science

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Beskrivning

Lawrie Reznek addresses these questions and more in his controversial investigation of the insanity defense in Evil or Ill? Drawing from countless intriguing case examples, he aims to understand the concept of an excuse, and explains why the law excuses certain actions and not others. In his easily accessible and elegant style, he explains that in law, there exists two excuses derived from Aristotle: the excuses of ignorance and compulsion. Reznek, however proposes a third excuse - the excuse of character change. In introducing this third excuse, Reznek raises a controversial possibility - the abolition of the insanity defence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-10-02
Mått:138 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:790 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Philosophical Issues in Science
Antal sidor:342
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415166997

Utforska kategorier

Kriminalvård och straff inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Lawrie Reznek is both a trained philosopher and psychiatrist. He teaches psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is also the author of The Nature of Disease (Routledge, 1987), The Medicine Men (Collins, 1990), and The Philosophical Defence of Psychiatry (Routledge, 1991).

Recensioner i media

'Anyone wanting a comprehensive introduction to his difficult area need look no further.' - Times Higher Education Supplement'Illuminating ... fascinating ... Reznek adopts what might be called a common-sense approach.' - Times Literary Supplement

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Chapter 1 A History of Criminal Responsibility; Chapter 2 A Taxonomy of Defences; Chapter 3 Ignorance as an Excuse; Chapter 4 Compulsion as an Excuse; Chapter 5 Automatism as an Excuse; Chapter 6 The Justification of Excuses; Chapter 7 Causality as an Excuse; Chapter 8 The Reductionist Theory; Chapter 9 Irrationality as an Excuse; Chapter 10 The Concept of Disease; Chapter 11 Character Change as an Excuse; Chapter 12 The Clash of Paradigms; Chapter 13 The Insanity Defence in Practice; Conclusion;