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Does Situationism Excuse? The Implications of Situationism for Moral Responsibility and Criminal Responsibility
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  • Ken Levy, Louisiana State University Law Center
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Abstract

Criminal responsibility is almost universally thought to require moral responsibility. Using the psychological theory of "situationism,'" however, I will argue that criminal responsibility can survive-and therefore that defendants can be justly punished-without moral responsibility.

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68 Ark. L. Rev. 731 (2015)

Disciplines
Keywords
  • Criminal liability,
  • Situation ethics,
  • Psychology of defendants,
  • Criminal psychology,
  • Punishment (Psychology)
Date of Authorship for this Version
1-1-2015
Citation Information
Ken Levy. "Does Situationism Excuse? The Implications of Situationism for Moral Responsibility and Criminal Responsibility" Vol. 68 Iss. 3 (2015) p. 731 - 788
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ken_levy2/29/