Genetics and criminal behavior
In this 2001 volume a group of leading philosophers address some of the basic conceptual, methodological and ethical issues raised by genetic research into criminal behavior. The essays explore the complexities of tracing any genetic influence on criminal, violent or antisocial behavior; the varieti...
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Cambridge University Press
2001
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| Schriftenreihe: | Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction Methods, meanings, and morals David Wasserman and Robert Wachbroit Understanding the genetics-of-violence controversy Robert Wachbroit Separating nature and nurture Elliott Sober Genetic explanations of behavior : of worms, flies, and men Kenneth F. Schaffner On the explanatory limits of behavioral genetics Kenneth A. Taylor Degeneracy, criminal behavior, and looping Ian Hacking Genetic plans, genetic differences, and violence : some chief possibilities Allan Gibbard Crime, genes, and responsibility Marcia Baron Genes, statistics, and desert Peter van Inwagen Genes, electrotransmitters, and free will P.S. Greenspan Moral responsibility without free will Michael Slote Strong genetic influence and the new "optimism" J.L.A. Garcia Genetic predispositions to violent and antisocial behavior : responsibility, character, and identity David Wasserman