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P/L/106. Insanity pleas: Aristotelian concept of blame vs. modern legal views

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1500
DATE:
2006
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines the claims of being in an insane state while committing a crime (insanity plea) giving juridical definitions to actions caused by ignorance and actions done in ignorance, referring to the views of Aristotle on ?akrasia and to the modern views on clinical insanity, temperance, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: l, insanity, pleas, aristotelian, concept, blame, vs, modern, legal, views,

 
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