HAMON, Augustin. The Universal Illusion of Free Will and Cri - Lot 320

HAMON, Augustin. The Universal Illusion of Free Will and Criminal Responsibility, published in London by The University Press in 1899, one volume, In-8, in fir-green publisher's paperback with gilt title, smooth spine. Smooth spine with gilt title. II+138+(3 f. catalog) pages. Covers foxed, corners bent, binding slightly weakened. English first edition of this rare criminological text. Augustin Hamon (1862-1945), a French sociologist, argues that free will is an illusion, in favor of an implacable determinism that influences criminal responsibility. This major criminological text at the turn of the century is a precursor of contemporary theories of determinism. Rare, uncommon.