Arguments, Stories and Criminal Evidence
Floris J. Bex
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Description for Arguments, Stories and Criminal Evidence
Hardback. This book develops a theory of reasoning with evidence in the context of criminal cases. The main subject is the rational process of proof: constructing, testing and justifying scenarios about what happened using evidence and commonsense knowledge. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, 109 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMK; LAB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
In this book a theory of reasoning with evidence in the context of criminal cases is developed. The main subject of this study is not the law of evidence but rather the rational process of proof, which involves constructing, testing and justifying scenarios about what happened using evidence and commonsense knowledge. A central theme in the book is the analysis of ones reasoning, so that complex patterns are made more explicit and clear. This analysis uses stories about what happened and arguments to anchor these stories in evidence. Thus the argumentative and the narrative approaches from the research in ... Read more
In this book a theory of reasoning with evidence in the context of criminal cases is developed. The main subject of this study is not the law of evidence but rather the rational process of proof, which involves constructing, testing and justifying scenarios about what happened using evidence and commonsense knowledge. A central theme in the book is the analysis of ones reasoning, so that complex patterns are made more explicit and clear. This analysis uses stories about what happened and arguments to anchor these stories in evidence. Thus the argumentative and the narrative approaches from the research in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Law and Philosophy Library
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400701397
SKU
V9789400701397
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99-15
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