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"In this volume, a group of philosophers address basic conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues raised by genetic research on criminal behavior. Their contributions fill a large gap between popular accounts of "crime genes" and technical discussions of heritability, linkage, and genetic variation. They explain the scientific debate about behavioral genetics in lucid but precise terms, and place it in the context of broader issues about causation, moral responsibility, and political justice. The book will be of value to philosophers, legal scholars, scientists, and policy makers interested in the potential of genetic research to predict, understand, and modify human behavior, and to educated laymen curious or perplexed about the recent controversies surrounding behavioral genetics."--Jacket
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monografia Rebiun23829673 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun23829673 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 121114s2001 enka ob 001 0 eng d 9781139173162 1139173162 052162214X 9780521622141 0521627281 9780521627283 NhCcYBP eng NhCcYBP UNAV 616.89/042 22 Genetics and criminal behavior edited by David Wasserman, Robert Wachbroit Cambridge, UK New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press 2001 Cambridge, UK New York, NY, USA Cambridge, UK New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press 1 recurso electrónico 1 recurso electrónico Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia. online resource cr rdacarrier. CUP ebooks Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice Introduction,) Methods, meanings, and morals David Wasserman and Robert Wachbroit. -- Understanding the genetics-of-violence controversy Robert Wachbroit. -- Separating nature and nurture Elliott Sober. -- Genetic explanations of behavior : of worms, flies, and men Kenneth F. Schaffner. -- On the explanatory limits of behavioral genetics Kenneth A. Taylor. -- Degeneracy, criminal behavior, and looping Ian Hacking. -- Genetic plans, genetic differences, and violence : some chief possibilities Allan Gibbard Crime, genes, and responsibility Marcia Baron. -- Genes, statistics, and desert Peter van Inwagen. -- Genes, electrotransmitters, and free will P.S. Greenspan. -- Moral responsibility without free will Michael Slote. -- Strong genetic influence and the new optimism J.L.A. Garcia. -- Genetic predispositions to violent and antisocial behavior : responsibility, character, and identity David Wasserman "In this volume, a group of philosophers address basic conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues raised by genetic research on criminal behavior. Their contributions fill a large gap between popular accounts of "crime genes" and technical discussions of heritability, linkage, and genetic variation. They explain the scientific debate about behavioral genetics in lucid but precise terms, and place it in the context of broader issues about causation, moral responsibility, and political justice. The book will be of value to philosophers, legal scholars, scientists, and policy makers interested in the potential of genetic research to predict, understand, and modify human behavior, and to educated laymen curious or perplexed about the recent controversies surrounding behavioral genetics."--Jacket Forma de acceso: World Wide Web Wasserman, David T. Wachbroit, Robert Samuel