Genetics and Criminal Behavior » (1st Edition)

Leading philosophers address some of the basic issues raised by genetic research into criminal behavior.

Introduction;

Part I:

1. Understanding the genetics of violence controversy Robert Wachbroit;
2. Separating nature and nurture Elliott Sober;
3. Genetic explanations of behavior Kenneth Schaffner;
4. On the explanatory limits of behavioral genetics Kenneth Taylor;
5. Degeneracy, criminal behavior and looping Ian Hacking;
6. Genetic plans, genetic differences, and violence: some chief possibilities Allen Gibbard;

Part II:
7. Crime, genes, and responsibility Marcia Baron;
8. Genes, statistics, and desert Peter Van Inwagen;
9. Genes, electrotransmitters, and free will Patricia Greenspan;
10. Moral responsibility without free will Michael Slote;
11. Strong genetic influence and the new 'optimism' Jorge Garcia;
12. Genetic predispositions to violent and antisocial behavior: responsibility, character, and identity David Wasserman.