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Character Evidence
Douglas N. Walton
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hardcover. Examines the nature of evidence for character judgments, using a model of abductive reasoning called Inference To The Best Explanation. This book aims to expand this notion based on work with models of reasoning using argumentation theory and artificial intelligence. It shows how character judgments should be made based on sound reasoning. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
The theory in the book is based on the latest research in argumentation theory, and especially on new applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to legal argumentation. The methodology of the book derives from recent work in argumentation theory and AI in which forms of reasoning other than deductive and inductive have been the focus of much investigation. The aim is not just to show how character judgments are made, but to show how they should properly be made based on sound reasoning, in order to avoid certain fallacies, errors and superficial judgments of a kind that are common. The book ... Read more
The theory in the book is based on the latest research in argumentation theory, and especially on new applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to legal argumentation. The methodology of the book derives from recent work in argumentation theory and AI in which forms of reasoning other than deductive and inductive have been the focus of much investigation. The aim is not just to show how character judgments are made, but to show how they should properly be made based on sound reasoning, in order to avoid certain fallacies, errors and superficial judgments of a kind that are common. The book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Argumentation Library
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402049422
SKU
V9781402049422
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