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Neurolaw investigates the profound implications of neuroscience for criminal law and legal responsibility. As our understanding of the brain advances, fundamental questions emerge about free will, culpability, and appropriate punishment. This volume examines whether neuroscientific findings should influence how we assign legal responsibility and determine sentences.
Caruso explores how brain imaging, genetics, and neurobiology reveal the physical bases of criminal behavior, potentially undermining traditional assumptions about moral agency. The book considers whether individuals with neurological abnormalities deserve different legal treatment and what this means for the justice system. It addresses pressing debates about determinism, the nature of responsibility, and whether punishment can be justified given our expanding knowledge of neurobiology.
This accessible introduction to neurolaw is essential for philosophers, legal scholars, and anyone interested in how science reshapes fundamental concepts of justice and human responsibility.
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