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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lawrie Reznek |
| ISBN: | 0415166993 9780415166997 0415167000 9780415167000 9780203980774 0203980778 |
| OCLC Number: | 36597760 |
| Description: | xi, 329 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: The Diagnosis of Evil -- 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: Psychiatric Justice. |
| Series Title: | Philosophical issues in science. |
| Responsibility: | Lawrie Reznek. |
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