Achilles Fuming, Odysseus Stewing, and Hamlet Brooding: On the Story of the Murder/Manslaughter Distinction

Authors

Norman J. Finkel, Georgetown University

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Three Literary Exemplars

III. On the Objective Rules of Manslaughter ... A. Mere Words vs. Informational Words ... B. Adultery ... C. Cooling Off ... D. The “Ordinary Man” Who Reinforces the Rules

IV. Academic Psychology Tells a Story ... A. On the Front End: The Stress-Illness Relationship … B. On the Back End: The Primacy of Affect or Cognition? ... C. The Story ... 1. The Story of the Story ... 2. Story Ingredients ... 3. Story Construction

V. An Experimental Look at Two Bench Mark Cases ... A. Research Design ... B. Results and Discussion

VI. A Second Experiment-Refining, Extending, and Replicating ... A. Research Design ... B. Results and Discussion ... C. Simple Heuristics vs. Complex Calculus

VII. The MPC: Subjectivity Adrift

VIII. Conclusion of the Story

Recommended Citation

Norman J. Finkel, Achilles Fuming, Odysseus Stewing, and Hamlet Brooding: On the Story of the Murder/Manslaughter Distinction, 74 Neb. L. Rev. (1995)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol74/iss4/4