Excuses and exceptions

Excuses and exempting conditions aim to mitigate responsibility. This paper proposes a distinction between excuses and exemptions in terms of the distinctive kind of judgement each of them aims to respond. I argue that exemptions affect the explanatory relevance of the accused, while excuses fully o...

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Main Author: Miranda del Corral
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Panamericana 2015-07-01
Series:Tópicos
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Online Access:http://topicosojs.up.edu.mx/ojs/index.php/topicos/article/view/706