
David Eagleman on Morality and the Brain
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The Wrong Question to Ask About Culpability
The idea is we have a better biological understanding of why people behave the way they do. This isn't going to ex-culpate anybody because we still have to take dangerous people off the street, he says. But some jurisdictions are starting a mental health court system for those with mental illness. It's both more humane and more cost-effective to root them off on a different path than just putting them in prison,.
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