ISBN: 9780199261956 - evidence, proof, and facts: a book of sources (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Evidence, Proof, and Facts is a source book designed to bring together some of the most important primary and secondary materials which underlie the 'New Evidence Scholarship'. While the law of evidence has traditionally dominated jurisprudential treatment of the subject, evidence is in truth a multi-disciplinary subject, comprising fundamental issues in the fields of logic, probability theory, epistemology, and psychology.Among the issues dealt with are: the rationalist epistemology of the use of evidence as a tool for the reconstruction of disputed past events; alternative epistemologies of evidence; the meaning of evidence, relevance, probative value, and weight. The editor also explores the issues of: logic and rhetoric in the context of judicial proof; the place of different kinds of probability theory in legal proof; whether legal proof is inherently mathematical or non-mathematical; the meaning of the legal standards of proof; and the role of causation in legal proof. The editor has assembled a collection of jurisprudential material including Thayer and Wigmore, and philosophical material ranging from Aristotle and Plato to Locke, Hume, Bentham, and Mill. The mathematics includes Bayes' Rule, reproduced in its entirety. Among the contemporary writers represented from the New Evidence Scholarship school are Keynes, Schum, Twining, Eggleston, and Cohen. The materials are prefaced with an introductory essay by Professor Murphy which offers an overview of some of the key issues. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A clean unmarked copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Very minor wear to corners of covers, faint mark to pageblock and crease to spine. Pages are crisp and clean. AD. Used.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:9780199261956.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. This collection of materials is concerned not only with the law of evidence, but also with the logical and rhetorical aspects of proof; the epistemology of evidence as a basis for the proof of disputed facts; and scientific aspects of the subject. The editor raises issues such as the use of different theories of probability in legal reasoning. Editor(s): Murphy, Peter. Num Pages: 620 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HPK; HPL; LAB; LAF; LNAA; LNAC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 888. . 2003. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…