PHILOSOPHY 151 - Philosophy and Contemporary Issues:Crime and Punishment

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Hobart William Smith Colleges

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This course explores the relationship between moral responsibility and criminal responsibility. It looks at some perennial problems in ethical theory, such as: What makes an act wrong When is a person morally responsible for their actions When is punishment an appropriate response to behavior that violates social norms It also looks at some problems in legal theory and in public policy, such as: What sorts of acts ought to be criminal When is a person legally responsible for her actions Why should insanity be a defense to criminal charges The following general question links all these problems: Which forms of behavior control are morally justifiable responses to which forms of social deviance (Brophy, offered annually)

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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