Law and the Modern Mind : Consciousness and Responsibility in American Legal Culture /

Headline-grabbing murders are not the only cases in which sanity has been disputed in the American courtroom. Susanna Blumenthal traces this litigation, revealing how ideas of human consciousness, agency, and responsibility have shaped American jurisprudence as judges struggled to reconcile Enlighte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blumenthal, Susanna L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Common law > United States.
Common sense.
Insanity (Law) > United States.
Liability (Law) > United States.
Mental health laws > United States.
LAW / Legal History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Testimony of Consciousness
  • Chapter 1. Common Sense and Common Law
  • Chapter 2. The Medical Jurisprudence of Insanity
  • Part II. The Mind in Issue
  • Chapter 3. Unnatural Dispositions
  • Chapter 4. The Eccentricity of the Will
  • Chapter 5. Speculative Mania in the Age of Contract
  • Chapter 6. The Consideration of Love
  • Chapter 7. The Responsible Originator
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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