Does having a mental disorder, in general, affect whether someone is morally responsible for an action? Many people seem to think so, holding that mental disorders nearly always mitigate responsibility. Against this Naïve view, we argue for a Nuanced account. The problem is not just that different theories of responsibility yield different verdicts about particular cases. Even when all reasonab...

among concepts influencing jurist’s verdicts notably areharm and hardship. what is for certain is that doing aharmful act is null and void. however, there is adisagreement among jurists as to veraciousness of an actdone under hardship. comparing it with harmful acts,some believe in its annulment. some other arguments arepresented for annulment, but all of them suffer from someproblems. criticiz...