Morality and Psychopathic Criminals. Ethicocentrism, Mental Incapacity, Free Will, and the Fear of Decriminalization

Present-day legal judgments of psychopathic criminals strongly avoid the exploitation of “moral” considerations. Currently, the attribution of responsibility to criminals often takes advantage of the cognitive concept of mental incapacity so that, in these cases, the moral judgment about moral condu...

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Main Author: Lorenzo Magnani
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Mimesis Edizioni, Milano 2012-01-01
Series:Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia
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Online Access:http://www.rifp.it/ojs/index.php/rifp/article/view/rifp.2012.0004