Free Will Skepticism in Law and Society: Challenging Retributive Justice

Brings together leading philosophers and legal scholars to explore the practical implications of free will skepticism for law and society.

Author: Elizabeth Shaw
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/14/2021
Pages: 246
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9781108737098

About the Author
Shaw, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Shaw is a lecturer in criminal law and criminology at the University of Aberdeen, where she is also a co-director of the Justice Without Retribution Network.Pereboom, Derk: - Derk Pereboom is Susan Linn Sage Professor in the Sage School of Philosophy and Senior Associate Dean of the Arts and Humanities at Cornell University. He is the author of Living Without Free Will (Cambridge, 2001), Consciousness and the Prospects of Physicalism (2011), and Free Will, Agency, and Meaning in Life (2014).Caruso, Gregg D.: - Gregg D. Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at Corning Community College, State University of New York and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He is also a co-director of the Justice Without Retribution Network at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. His books include Free Will and Consciousness (2012) and Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility (2013).