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Genetics and Criminal Behavior In this volume, a group of distinguished philosophers address basic con- ceptual, methodological, and ethical issues raised by genetic research on criminal behavior. Their contributions fill a large gap between popular accounts of "crime genes" and technical discussions of heritability, link- age, and genetic variation. They explain the scientific debate about be- havioral genetics in lucid but precise terms, and place it in the context of broader issues about causation, moral responsibility, and political justice. The book will be of great value to philosophers, legal scholars, scientists, and policy makers interested in the potential of genetic research to pre- dict, understand, and modify human behavior, and to educated laymen curious or perplexed about the recent controversies surrounding behav- ioral genetics. David Wasserman and Robert Wachbroit are both research scholars at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at the University of Maryland. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy General editor: Douglas MacLean, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Other books in series Mark Sagoff: The Economy of the Earth Henry Shue (ed.): Nuclear Deterrence and Moral Restraint Judith Lichtenberg (ed.): Democracy and Mass Media William Galston: Liberal Purposes Elaine Draper: Risky Business R. G. Frey and Christopher W. Morris: Violence, Terrorism, and Justice Douglas Husak: Drugs and Rights Ferdinand Schoeman: Privacy and Social Freedom Dan Brock: Life and Death Paul B. Thompson: The Ethics of Aid and Trade Jeremy Waldron: Liberal Rights Steven Lee: Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons Robert Goodin: Utilitarianism as a Public Policy Bernard Rollin: The Frankenstein Syndrome Robert K. Fullinwider (ed.): Public Education in a Multicultural Society John Kleinig: The Ethics of Policing Norman Daniels: Justice and Justification James P. Sterba: Justice for Here and Now Erik Nord: Cost-Value Analysis in Health Care Genetics and Criminal Behavior Edited by DAVID WASSERMAN Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland ROBERT WACHBROIT Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.Cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521627283 © Cambridge University Press 2001 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2001 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Wasserman, David, 1953— Genetics and criminal behavior / David Wasserman, Robert Wachbroit. p. cm. — (Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy) Includes index. ISBN 0-521-62214-x — ISBN 0-521-62728-1 (pbk.) 1. Mental illness — genetic aspects. 2. Behavior genetics. 3. Criminal behavior — genetic aspects. 4. Criminal behavior, Prediction of. 1. Wachbroit, Robert Samuel. II. Title. III. Series. RC455.4.G4.W38 2000 42-dc21 00-037821 ISBN 978-0-521-62214-1 Hardback ISBN 978-0-521-62728-3 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Information regarding prices, travel timetables, and other factual information given in this work is correct at the time of first printing but Cambridge University Press does not guarantee the accuracy of such information thereafter. Contents List of Contributors page ix Acknowledgments xi 1 Introduction: Methods, Meanings, and Morals 1 DAVID WASSERMAN AND ROBERT WACHBROIT PART I 2 Understanding the Genetics-of-Violence Controversy 23 ROBERT WACHBROIT 3 Separating Nature and Nurture 47 ELLIOTT SOBER 4 Genetic Explanations of Behavior: Of Worms, Flies, and Men 79 KENNETH F. SCHAFFNER 5 On the Explanatory Limits of Behavioral Genetics 117 KENNETH A. TAYLOR 6 Degeneracy, Criminal Behavior, and Looping 141 IAN HACKING 7 Genetic Plans, Genetic Differences, and Violence: Some Chief Possibilities 169 ALLAN GIBBARD PART II 8 Crime, Genes, and Responsibility 199 MARCIA BARON vii Contents 9 Genes, Statistics, and Desert 225 PETER VAN INWAGEN 10 Genes, Electrotransmitters, and Free Will 243 P. S. GREENSPAN 11 Moral Responsibility without Free Will 259 MICHAEL SLOTE 12 Strong Genetic Influence and the New "Optimism" 273 J. L. A. GARCIA 13 Genetic Predispositions to Violent and Antisocial Behavior: Responsibility, Character, and Identity 303 DAVID WASSERMAN Index 329 viii
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