{"product_id":"genetics-and-criminal-behavior-paperback-9780521627283","title":"Genetics and Criminal Behavior (Paperback) 9780521627283","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGenetics and Criminal Behavior\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeading philosophers address some of the basic issues raised by genetic research into criminal behavior.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Wasserman (Edited by), Robert Wachbroit (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521627283, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 15 January 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages, 7 b\/w illus.  12 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the book is a good introduction to the state of play in this area of study ?'. Practical Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this 2001 volume a group of leading philosophers address some of the basic conceptual, methodological and ethical issues raised by genetic research into criminal behavior. The essays explore the complexities of tracing any genetic influence on criminal, violent or antisocial behavior; the varieties of interpretations to which evidence of such influences is subject; and the relevance of such influences to the moral and legal appraisal of criminal conduct. The distinctive features of this collection are: first, that it advances public discussion while clarifying the debate about genetic research and criminal behavior; second, that it explains scientific controversies about behavioral genetics in lucid, non-technical terms; third, that it demonstrates how the possible findings on genetics and crime bear on fundamental issues of moral and criminal responsibility. The volume will be of particular value to philosophers concerned with applied ethics (especially bioethics), behavioral geneticists, psychologists, legal theorists, and criminologists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. Understanding the genetics of violence controversy Robert Wachbroit\u003cbr\u003e 2. Separating nature and nurture Elliott Sober\u003cbr\u003e 3. Genetic explanations of behavior Kenneth Schaffner\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the explanatory limits of behavioral genetics Kenneth Taylor\u003cbr\u003e 5. Degeneracy, criminal behavior and looping Ian Hacking\u003cbr\u003e 6. Genetic plans, genetic differences, and violence: some chief possibilities Allen Gibbard\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 7. Crime, genes, and responsibility Marcia Baron\u003cbr\u003e 8. Genes, statistics, and desert Peter Van Inwagen\u003cbr\u003e 9. Genes, electrotransmitters, and free will Patricia Greenspan\u003cbr\u003e 10. Moral responsibility without free will Michael Slote\u003cbr\u003e 11. Strong genetic influence and the new 'optimism' Jorge Garcia\u003cbr\u003e 12. Genetic predispositions to violent and antisocial behavior: responsibility, character, and identity David Wasserman.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e], History of Western philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of Western philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20Western%20philosophy%20%5BHPC%5D%22\"\u003eHPC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999661187352,"sku":"9780521627283","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521627283i_0d013efd-745e-427f-b24f-c954189d237f.jpg?v=1691379204","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/genetics-and-criminal-behavior-paperback-9780521627283","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}