From my Lai to abu ghraib: The moral psychology of atrocity

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Midwest Studies in Philosophy 31 (1):25–55 (2007)
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While nothing justifies atrocity, many perpetrators manifest cognitive impairments that profoundly degrade their capacity for moral judgment, and such impairments, we shall argue, preclude the attribution of moral responsibility.

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10.1111/j.1475-4975.2007.00149.x

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John M. Doris
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Dominic Murphy
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