03866nam 22006375 450 991025533680332120200629174640.03-319-30391-010.1007/978-3-319-30391-8(CKB)3710000000616312(EBL)4441731(DE-He213)978-3-319-30391-8(MiAaPQ)EBC4441731(EXLCZ)99371000000061631220160307d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBiological Determinism, Free Will and Moral Responsibility Insights from Genetics and Neuroscience /by Chris Willmott1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (95 p.)SpringerBriefs in Ethics,2211-8101Description based upon print version of record.3-319-30389-9 Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- Chapter 1: Free will and determinism -- Chapter 2: Existing legislation on mental disorders and criminal cases -- Chapter 3: Biological Basis of Behaviour -- Chapter 4: Use of genetic and neuroscientific evidence in criminal cases: a brief history of “neurolaw” -- Chapter 5: Are we ready for an expanded use of neuroscientific evidence in the courtroom?.This book examines the way in which new discoveries about genetic and neuroscience are influencing our understanding of human behaviour. As scientists unravel more about the ways in which genes and the environment work together to shape the development of our brains, their studies have importance beyond the narrow confines of the laboratory. This emerging knowledge has implications for our notions of morality and criminal responsibility. The extent to which “biological determinism” can be used as an explanation for our behaviour is of interest to philosophers reflecting on the free will versus determinism debate. It also has repercussions for the criminal justice system; in courtrooms around the world, defence lawyers are beginning to appeal to genetic and brain imaging data as grounds for finding their clients not guilty. Can a defendant’s genes or the structure of his brain be used as an excuse for his behaviour? Is criminality “hardwired”? Is it legitimate to claim “I couldn’t help it, my genes made me do it”? This book appeals to anyone interested in the link between behaviour and genetics, the science and philosophy of moral responsibility and/or criminal law.SpringerBriefs in Ethics,2211-8101EthicsCriminal lawNeurosciencesPsychologyEthicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/E14000Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Lawhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/R13006Neuroscienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B18006Popular Science in Psychologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q18003Ethics.Criminal law.Neurosciences.Psychology.Ethics.Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.Neurosciences.Popular Science in Psychology.100Willmott Chrisauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1063941MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910255336803321Biological Determinism, Free Will and Moral Responsibility2535414UNINA