Act and crime [electronic resource] : the philosophy of action and its implications for criminal law / Michael S. Moore.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780191594656 (ebook) :; 0191594652 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Criminal act | Criminal liability | Criminal law -- PhilosophyAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199599509DDC classification: 345'.04 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: What implications are there for the criminal law from the philosophy of action? Providing a unified account of the theory of action presupposed by both Anglo-American criminal law and the morality that underlies it, Moore develops a coherent theory of action in philosophy and assesses its effects on criminal law.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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What implications are there for the criminal law from the philosophy of action? Providing a unified account of the theory of action presupposed by both Anglo-American criminal law and the morality that underlies it, Moore develops a coherent theory of action in philosophy and assesses its effects on criminal law.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 9, 2010).