Welcome to PHIL367: Spring 2008
Genetics & Responsibility

On trial for the 1991 murder of a pizza parlor manager, Stephen Mobley argued a genetic predisposition to violence in mitigation of his crime. Can links between genetics and criminal behavior be established? What are the implications for moral and legal responsibility? In this class we will unravel some of the scientific debates over the influence of genetics over criminal behavior. We will consider how genetics might challenge assumptions about ourselves as having truly free will.

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