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Causation and responsibility : an essay in law, morals, and metaphysics /

The concept of causation is crucial to ascribing moral and legal responsibility for events. Yet the precise relationship between causation and responsibility remains unclear. This book clarifies that relationship by looking at accounts of causation in metaphysics, and a critique of the confusion in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moore, Michael S., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The concept of causation is crucial to ascribing moral and legal responsibility for events. Yet the precise relationship between causation and responsibility remains unclear. This book clarifies that relationship by looking at accounts of causation in metaphysics, and a critique of the confusion in legal doctrine.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxvi, 605 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-590) and index.
ISBN:9780191555169
0191555169
019171965X
9780191719653
0191021504
9780191021503