Abstract
Criminal responsibility is almost universally thought to require moral responsibility. Using the psychological theory of "situationism,'" however, I will argue that criminal responsibility can survive-and therefore that defendants can be justly punished-without moral responsibility.
Keywords
Criminal liability, Situation ethics, Psychology of defendants, Criminal psychology, Punishment (Psychology)
Date of Authorship for this Version
2015
Volume Number
68
Issue Number
3
First Page
731
Last Page
788
Repository Citation
Levy, Ken, "Does Situationism Excuse? The Implications of Situationism for Moral Responsibility and Criminal Responsibility" (2015). Journal Articles. 412.
https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/faculty_scholarship/412
Comments
68 Ark. L. Rev. 731 (2015)