Attempts [electronic resource] : in the philosophy of action and the criminal law / Gideon Yaffe.

By:

Yaffe, Gideon, 1971-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:

9780191595530 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

345.04 22

LOC classification:

K5090

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: Here, Yaffe demonstrates the importance of philosophy of action for the law. Many people are serving sentences not for completing crimes, but for trying to. Yaffe's clear account of what it is to try to do something promises to resolve the difficulties courts face in the adjudication of attempted crimes.

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Here, Yaffe demonstrates the importance of philosophy of action for the law. Many people are serving sentences not for completing crimes, but for trying to. Yaffe's clear account of what it is to try to do something promises to resolve the difficulties courts face in the adjudication of attempted crimes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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