Gideon Yaffe, Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, Yale Law School

Gideon Yaffe is Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at Yale. He is the author of Attempts: In the Philosophy of Action and the Criminal Law (OUP 2010), as well as books about John Locke and Thomas Reid. He also collaborates with neuroscientists on experiments intended to be of relevance to criminal responsibility assessments.

"...it is fascinating and thought provoking...this book is well worth reading for anybody interested in culpability, both for children and in general." - Jake Wojtowicz, Journal of Moral Philosophy

"Yaffe's book makes a significant contribution, and is well worth the time spent reading it for those interested in the topic." - Gabriel De Marco, Metapsychology

"The Age of Culpability is going to be talked about by scholars in law and philosophy for many years to come. It is daring and interesting in an age when so much of contemporary philosophy is staid. I confess that I have already assigned the book to a class of undergraduates, and they were riveted. It was a testament to the theoretical ingenuity and clarity with which Yaffe writes." - Raff Donelson, Metapsychology

"the work contributes original analysis of why we should treat children in conflict with the law differently and more leniently to adults" - Nessa Lynch, International Journal of Children's Rights

"this book contains a mountain of novel and important insights about several of the most central questions in the philosophy of criminal law. ... I hope and predict that it will stimulate a wave of efforts to explain whether and why our criminal justice system should treat kids more leniently than adults. But even if no flood of future efforts is forthcoming, Yaffe's book stands as a valuable contribution to several of the most central and important topics in the philosophy of criminal law." - Douglas Husak, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews