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Author Elliott, Carl, 1961-

Title The rules of insanity : moral responsibility and the mentally ill offender / Carl Elliott.

Publication Info. Albany : State University of New York Press, [1996]
©1996

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  614.1 E46R    Check Shelf
Description x, 143 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139) and index.
Contents CONTENTS: Insanity pleas: Mental disorders and legal responsibility --Mental illness, Aristotle, and the straight rule of responsibility --Desire and duress -- Character judgements and the personality disorders -- Morals, lions, and psychopaths -- Beliefs, delusions, and identity --The threshold of morally responsible agency.
Subject Insanity (Law)
Criminal liability.
Insanity Defense.
Ethics.
Criminal Psychology.
Mental Disorders.
ISBN 0791429512 hardcover alkaline paper
9780791429518 hardcover alkaline paper
0791429520 pb alkaline paper
9780791429525 pb alkaline paper
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