Responsibility and psychopathy: interfacing law, psychiatry and philosophy

The discussion of whether psychopaths are morally responsible for their behaviour has long taken place in philosophy. In recent years this has moved into scientific and psychiatric investigation. Responsibility and Psychopathy discusses this subject from both the philosophical and scientific disciplines, as well as a legal perspective. INDICE: 1: John McMillan and Luca Malatesti: Introduction: interfacing law, philosophy and psychiatry; Psychopathy and the Law; 2: Tony Ward: Psychopathy and criminal responsibility in historical perspective; 3: Peter Bartlett:Stabbing in the dark: English law relating to psychopathy; 4: Stephen J. Morse: Psychopathy and the law: the United States experience; 5: Matt Matravers: Policies, law and psychopathy: a critical stance from political philosophy; Psychopathy: A New Research Paradigm; 6: Luca Malatesti and John McMillan: Defending PCL-R; 7: Robert D. Hare and Craig S. Neumann: Psychopathy: assessment andforensic implications; 8: Carla Harenski, Robert D. Hare, and Kent A. Kiehl: Neurodevelopmental bases of psychopathy: a review of brain imaging studies; 9:James R. P. Ogloff and Melisa Wood: The treatment of psychopathy: clinical nihilism or steps in the right direction?; The Responsibility of the Psychopathic Offender; 10: John McMillan and Luca Malatesti: Responsibility and psychopathy; 11: Antony Duff: Psychopathy and answerability; 12: Neil Levy: Psychopathy, responsibility and the moral/conventional distinction; 13: Heidi L. Maibom: Rationalism, emotivism, and the psychopath; 14: Jeanette Kennett: Reasons, emotion, and moral judgment in the psychopath; 15: Ishtiyaque Haji: The inauthentic evaluative schemes of psychopaths and culpability; 16: Grant Gillett: Intentional action, moral responsibility and psychopaths; 17: Ronald de Sousa and Douglas Heinrichs: Will a stroke of neuroscience ever eradicate evil?; 18: LucaMalatesti and John McMillan: Conclusions: psychopathy and responsibility, a rejoinder

• ISBN: 978-0-19-955163-7
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 340
• Fecha Publicación: 19/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés