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The Philosophy of Crime: Exploring Right, Wrong, and Human Nature

The Philosophy of Crime: Exploring Right, Wrong, and Human Nature

Renner, James

Hardcover

PhilosophyCriminologyTrue Crime

Publisher Price: $28.95

PREORDER - Expected ship date March 23, 2027

ISBN10: 1596273305
ISBN13: 9781596273306
Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
Published: Mar 23 2027
Pages: 288
Language: English

For true crime addicts, an exploration of the philosophical and ethical questions surrounding famous crimes and their perpetrators, the death penalty, and more.

Investigative journalist, author, and podcaster James Renner tackles the biggest questions behind our obsession with true crime--why is true crime so popular, is it ethical for journalists to cover true crime, how can lawyers defend guilty people, why does the United States still have the death penalty--and looks to classical philosophy for answers. As readers learn about the details of famous crimes, they also discover the ideas of philosophers like Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Michele Foucault that elucidate the deeper meanings behind the cases. Based on episodes of Renner's popular podcast of the same name, the book expands on the subjects introduced in the podcast to get to the heart of deeper philosophical questions, including the nature of truth, morality and ethics, the self and the other, consciousness, the human tendency toward goodness, and more. New subjects exclusive to the book include guardian angels and crime scenes, psychopaths and the bicameral mind, and the boogeyman effect.

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