Religion, “Moral Insanity,” and Psychology in Nineteenth-Century America
This article explores arguments among medico-legal experts (including Amariah Brigham, Isaac Ray, John P. Gray, and W. A. Hammond) about the social and moral ramifications of expanding the definition of insanity to include moral insanity. This is an important corrective to a standard view that sees...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2014
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Religion and American culture
Year: 2014, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-99 |
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Isaac Ray
B moral insanity B Nineteenth Century B Sin B John P. Gray B insanity defense |
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