Bad Acts and Guilty Minds
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Bad Acts and Guilty Minds by Leo Katz
With with and intelligence, Leo Katz seeks to understand the basic rules and concepts underlying these moral, linguistic, and psychological puzzles that plague the criminal law. Drawing on insights from analytical philosophy and psychology, he brings order into the seemingly endless multiplicity of these puzzles; many of them turn out to be variations of a few basic philosophical problems, making their appearance in different guises. To test his arguments, Katz moves far beyond the traditional body of exemplary criminal law cases. He brings into view the decision of common law judges in colonial and postcolonial Africa, famous cases such as the Nuremberg trials, Aaron Burr's treason, and ABSCAM, as well as well-known incidents in fiction.Professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, Leo Katz is the author of Bad Deeds and Guilty Minds, which was also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226425924 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226425924 |
| Title | Bad Acts and Guilty Minds |
| Author | Leo Katz |
| Series | Studies In Crime And Justice |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 1987-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 351 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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