《PLACING BLAME A GENERAL THEORY OF THE CRIMINAL LAW》

Introduction1

1. A Theory of Criminal Law Theories3

Part Ⅰ. The Theory of Criminal Law's Function83

2. Closet Retributivism83

3. The Moral Worth of Retribution104

4. Justifying Retributivism153

Part Ⅱ. The Theory of the General Part:The Theory of Responsibility189

A. The Nature of Moral Responsibility189

5. The Independent Moral Significance of Wrongdoing191

B. The Elements of Responsibility: Wrongdoing and Culpability249

1. The Nature of Wrongdoing249

a. The Nature of Human Action249

6. More on Act and Crime251

b. The Nature of Causation331

7. Causation, Rights-Violations, and Wrongdoing333

8. Foreseeing Harm Opaquely363

2. The Nature of Culpability401

a. The Nature of Mental States401

9. Prima Facie Moral Culpability403

10. Mind, Brain, and the Unconscious420

11. Intentions and Mens Rea449

b. The Nature of Excuse479

12. Causation and the Excuses481

13. Choice, Character, and Excuse548

C. The Agents Who Can Be Responsible:The Nature of Personhood593

14. Mental Illness and Responsibility595

15. An Overview of the Criminal Law's Theory of the Person610

Part Ⅲ. The Theory of the Special Part:Theories of Legislation and of Wrongful Action637

A. The Theory of Proper Legislative Aim637

16. A Non-Exclusionary Theory of Legislative Aim:Taking Aim at Moral Wrongdoing639

B. The Theory of Moral Wrongfulness667

17. Torture and the Balance of Evils669

C. The Theory of the Limits of Criminal Legislation737

18. Liberty's Limits on Legislation739

References796

Index831