Mechanical choices : the responsibility of the human machine /
Moore, Michael S., 1943-
Mechanical choices : the responsibility of the human machine / Michael S. Moore. - 1 online resource (616 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mechanical Choices details the intimate connection that exists between morality and law: the morality we use to blame others for their misdeeds and the criminal law that punishes them for these misdeeds. This book shows how both law and morality presuppose the accuracy of common sense, a centuries-old psychology that defines people as rational agents who make honorable choices and act for just reasons. It then shows how neuroscience is commonly taken to challenge these fundamental psychological assumptions.
Specialized.
9780190864026 (ebook) : No price
Criminal liability--Philosophy.
Criminal psychology--Psychological aspects.
Forensic neuropsychology.
Free will and determinism.
Law and biology.
K5064
345.0401
Mechanical choices : the responsibility of the human machine / Michael S. Moore. - 1 online resource (616 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mechanical Choices details the intimate connection that exists between morality and law: the morality we use to blame others for their misdeeds and the criminal law that punishes them for these misdeeds. This book shows how both law and morality presuppose the accuracy of common sense, a centuries-old psychology that defines people as rational agents who make honorable choices and act for just reasons. It then shows how neuroscience is commonly taken to challenge these fundamental psychological assumptions.
Specialized.
9780190864026 (ebook) : No price
Criminal liability--Philosophy.
Criminal psychology--Psychological aspects.
Forensic neuropsychology.
Free will and determinism.
Law and biology.
K5064
345.0401