The high-point of Moore's exposition ... is a fine and psychologically penetrating defense of subjective moral institutions and emotions as 'heuristic indicators' of moral truths.

Books and Culture, July/Aug. 2000.

In an elegant and masterly introductory essay, laying out in order all the tasks of a theory of criminal law, he pleads that any 'deep theory' of the way law operates must take a moral point of view and be founded on moral institutions.

Books and Culture, July/Aug. 2000.

This book belongs on the shelves of every serious criminal law theorist and every research library in the world./ M. M. Feeley, University of California, Berkeley, Choice, Feb 1999, Vol 36, no. 6

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The book has four particular qualities which mark it out as a distinctive contribution to criminal law theory... its scope is remarkably broad. Furthermore, Moore brings an unusual combination of disciplinary perspectives to bear on the wide range of questions which he considers. Moore is also unusual in giving the emotions a central place in his theory of criminal law. One has to admire the originality of Moore's position. He is a trenchant anti-consequentialist in ethics who nonetheless provides a careful analysis of teh proper role of consequential arguments in shaping criminal law.

Nicola Lacey, The Modern Law Review

...the book works mainly as a collection of essays, written over the past twenty years, on topics in criminal theory. As such, it has real strengths./ ... these are high-quality essays by a considerable figure, and should be read by anyone interested in criminal theory who has not done so already./ A. P. Simester, The Cambridge Law Journal, 1998.

This is a collection of essays written by Moore which form a thorough examination of the theory of criminal responsibility. The author covers a wide range of topics, giving the book a coherence and unity which is rare in assembled essays. Perhaps the most significant feature of this book is Moore's espousal of a retributivist theory of punishment. This anti-utilitarian standpoint is a common thread throughout the book. It is also a trend which is currently manifesting itself in all areas of moral, political and legal philosophy, but Moore is one of the first to apply such attitudes so sytematically to criminal law theory. As such, this innovative, new book will be of great interest to all scholars in this field.
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A collection of essays written by Moore, which examine the theory of criminal responsibility. Moore espouses a retributivist theory of punishment, which he applies systematically to all aspects of criminal law theory.
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PART ONE: THE THEORY OF PUNISHMENT ; PART TWO: THE THEORY OF RESPONSIBILITY ; PART THREE: THE THEORIES OF ACTION, INTENTION, CAUSATION, JUSTIFICATION, AND EXCUSE ; A) THE NATURE OF HUMAN ACTION ; B) THE NATURE OF MENTAL STATES ; C) THE NATURE OF CAUSATION ; D) THE NATURE OF JUSTIFICATION ; E) THE NATURE OF EXCUSE ; PART FOUR: THE THEORY OF PERSONHOOD ; PART FIVE: PRINCIPLES OF THE SPECIAL PART
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`The high-point of Moore's exposition ... is a fine and psychologically penetrating defense of subjective moral institutions and emotions as 'heuristic indicators' of moral truths.' Books and Culture, July/Aug. 2000. `In an elegant and masterly introductory essay, laying out in order all the tasks of a theory of criminal law, he pleads that any 'deep theory' of the way law operates must take a moral point of view and be founded on moral institutions.' Books and Culture, July/Aug. 2000. This book belongs on the shelves of every serious criminal law theorist and every research library in the world./ M. M. Feeley, University of California, Berkeley, Choice, Feb 1999, Vol 36, no. 6 `The book has four particular qualities which mark it out as a distinctive contribution to criminal law theory... its scope is remarkably broad. Furthermore, Moore brings an unusual combination of disciplinary perspectives to bear on the wide range of questions which he considers. Moore is also unusual in giving the emotions a central place in his theory of criminal law. One has to admire the originality of Moore's position. He is a trenchant anti-consequentialist in ethics who nonetheless provides a careful analysis of teh proper role of consequential arguments in shaping criminal law.' Nicola Lacey, The Modern Law Review ...the book works mainly as a collection of essays, written over the past twenty years, on topics in criminal theory. As such, it has real strengths./ ... these are high-quality essays by a considerable figure, and should be read by anyone interested in criminal theory who has not done so already./ A. P. Simester, The Cambridge Law Journal, 1998.
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The author is one of the leading Anglo-American legal theorists, and this text is a distillation of many years' work in the field of criminal law theory
The author is one of the leading Anglo-American legal theorists, and this text is a distillation of many years' work in the field of criminal law theory

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ISBN
9780198254171
Publisert
1997
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
1283 gr
Høyde
243 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Dybde
44 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
872

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