Responsible Brains
Neuroscience, Law, and Human Culpability
$87.63
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2023
Summary
An examination of the relationship between the brain and culpability that offers a comprehensive neuroscientific theory of human responsibility.
When we praise, blame, punish, or reward people for their actions, we are holding them responsible for what they have done. Common sense tells us that what makes human beings responsible has to do with their minds and, in particular, the relationship between their minds and their actions. Yet the empirical connection is not necessarily obviou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262549271 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262549271 |
| Author: | William Hirstein, Katrina L. Sifferd, Tyler K. Fagan |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This is a thoroughly engaging and well-written book. The authors survey much of the responsibility literature and provide engaging discussions of the leading positions. Their suggestions for the use of neuroscientific evidence in various contexts (e.g., assessment of minors) is particularly persuasive. This is a book to be read by anyone with an interest in law and neuroscience, responsibility, criminal law, and ethics.–Juris: JOTWELL–
About The Author
William Hirstein
William Hirstein is Professor of Philosophy at Elmhurst College, Illinois and the author of Brain Fiction- Self-Deception and the Riddle of Confabulation (MIT Press).
Katrina L. Sifferd is Professor of Philosophy at Elmhurst College.
Tyler K. Fagan is Lecturer in Philosophy at Elmhurst College.
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