Evil or Ill?

Lawrie Reznek is both a trained philosopher and psychiatrist. He teaches psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is also the author of The Nature of Disease (Routledge, 1987), The Medicine Men (Collins, 1990), and The Philosophical Defence of Psychiatry (Routledge, 1991).

• Introduction; Chapter 1 A History of Criminal Responsibility; Chapter 2 A Taxonomy of Defences; Chapter 3 Ignorance as an Excuse; Chapter 4 Compulsion as an Excuse; Chapter 5 Automatism as an Excuse; Chapter 6 The Justification of Excuses; Chapter 7 Causality as an Excuse; Chapter 8 The Reductionist Theory; Chapter 9 Irrationality as an Excuse; Chapter 10 The Concept of Disease; Chapter 11 Character Change as an Excuse; Chapter 12 The Clash of Paradigms; Chapter 13 The Insanity Defence in Practice; Conclusion;

'Anyone wanting a comprehensive introduction to his difficult area need look no further.' - Times Higher Education Supplement'Illuminating ... fascinating ... Reznek adopts what might be called a common-sense approach.' - Times Literary Supplement