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Psychopathy, Mental Time Travel, and Legal Responsibility

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Vierra, Andrew
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Neil Levy argues that the degree to which psychopaths ought to be held blameworthy for their actions depends on the extent to which they are capable of mental time travel—episodic memory and episodic foresight. Levy claims that deficits in mental time travel prevent psychopaths from fully appreciating what it is to be a person, and, without this understanding, we can at best hold psychopaths blameworthy for harming non-persons. In this paper, I build upon and clarify various aspects of Levy’s view. Specifically, I begin by outlining the neurobiological data on mental time travel, and I argue that psychopaths, or at least some psychopaths, appear to have the deficits Levy ascribes to them. I then expand upon the legal implications of his argument by using an analogy between juveniles and psychopaths to argue that the penological justification for retributive punishment against psychopaths ought to be substantially diminished.
Starting Page	129
Ending Page	136
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18745490
Journal	Neuroethics
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18745504
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-11-09
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Moral responsibility Neil levy Psychopathy Personhood Harm Blame Mental time travel Episodic memory Episodic foresight Punishment Neuroethics Retribution Juvenile justice Miller v Alabama Ethics Neurology Neurobiology Neurosurgery Neuropsychology Neuroradiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy Neurology Health Policy Psychiatry and Mental Health

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