Excerpt from The American Journal of Insanity, 1879-80, Vol. 36 I have selected, as the subject of this paper, The Responsibility of the Insane, in Asylums. In other words, it may be designated an inquiry in respect to the responsibility of the insane, while subject to the duress and regulations of an asylum or hospital for treatment. It is an aspect of the great question of mental responsibility, from the standpoint in which we see the most of it; but so far as my acquaintance with the literature of the subject goes, has not been specially discussed. That it is an aspect of sufficient importance to be separately treated, I am disposed to believe and while I do not expect to treat it exhaustively, I hope to open it for an expression of views that may lead to our mutual and practical advantage. The civil responsibility of the insane has, I conceive, numerous aspects and relations in which it may be viewed, and is worthy of careful consideration in any direction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.