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Psychopathy and Moral Responsibility
A significant debate in psychology and ethics involves whether individuals with psychopathy are morally responsible for their actions. The core issue is whether their characteristic deficits in empathy and emotional processing prevent them from genuinely understanding the difference between right and wrong, or if their cognitive awareness of societal rules is sufficient for accountability.
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