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TRAMES. A Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
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DISABILITY AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY; pp. 156–167
PDF | DOI: 10.3176/tr.2011.2.04

Author
Simo Vehmas
Abstract
This article offers an introductory analysis of the philosophical and empirical considerations having to do with the significance of psychopathy, intellectual disability and ADHD regarding one’s moral responsibility. Moral responsibility comes in degrees and is ultimately determined on social grounds. Whether a certain diagnosis and its under­pinning neuro-cognitive impairment affects one’s cognitive, emotional and moral conduct, depends also on social and relational factors.
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