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Evidence, Inference and Enquiry
Dimitra Vasilaki
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Description for Evidence, Inference and Enquiry
Hardcover. Scholars in diverse academic disciplines discuss the ways in which evidence is conceived, used, and manipulated in their own fields. They explore the possibilities for cross-disciplinary fertilisation and ask if it is possible or desirable to develop general multidisciplinary criteria and methods for studying and handling evidence. Editor(s): Twining, William; Dawid, Philip; Vasilaki, Mimi. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 922.
Evidence - its nature and interpretation - is the key to many topical debates and concerns such as global warming, evolution, the search for weapons of mass destruction, DNA profiling, evidence-based medicine. In 2004 University College London launched a cross-disciplinary research programme "Evidence, Inference and Enquiry" to explore the question: "Can there be an integrated multidisciplinary science of evidence?" While this question was hotly contested and no clear final consensus emerged, much was learned on the journey. This book, based on the closing conference of the programme held at the British Academy in December 2007, illustrates the complexity of the ... Read more
Evidence - its nature and interpretation - is the key to many topical debates and concerns such as global warming, evolution, the search for weapons of mass destruction, DNA profiling, evidence-based medicine. In 2004 University College London launched a cross-disciplinary research programme "Evidence, Inference and Enquiry" to explore the question: "Can there be an integrated multidisciplinary science of evidence?" While this question was hotly contested and no clear final consensus emerged, much was learned on the journey. This book, based on the closing conference of the programme held at the British Academy in December 2007, illustrates the complexity of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Series
Proceedings of the British Academy
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197264843
SKU
V9780197264843
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Reviews for Evidence, Inference and Enquiry
I recommend reading the entire collection.
Sharon Crasnow, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Sharon Crasnow, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews