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Scientific thought and the boundary of insanity and criminal responsibility
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 July 2009
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The insanity defence is considered in terms of the operation of incommensurable scientific and legal discourses, a dualism which in turn is held to reflect individualist values. This analysis is used to explain both the recurring nature of medico-legal controversy and the historical results of the defence in Victorian England.
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