The social epistemology of legal trials / edited by Zachary Hoskins and Jon Robson.
2021
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Title
The social epistemology of legal trials / edited by Zachary Hoskins and Jon Robson.
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New York, NY ; Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2021.
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Routledge studies in epistemology.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction / Zachary Hoskins and Jon Robson
Credibility deficits, memory errors, and the criminal trial / Kathy Puddifoot
Eyewitness testimony, the misinformation effect, and reasonable doubt / Christopher Bennett
On testifying and giving evidence / Stephen Wright
Explaining the justificatory asymmetry between statistical and individualized evidence / Renèe Jorgensen Bolinger
Character, "propensities", and the (mis)use of statistics in criminal trials / R. A. Duff and S.E. Marshall
Against legal probabilism / Martin Smith
Justified belief and just conviction / Clayton Littlejohn
The "she said, he said" paradox and the proof paradox / Georgi Gardiner
Against the odds : the case for a modal understanding of due / Care Jeffrey Helmreich and Duncan Pritchard
Criminal trials for preventive deprivations of liberty / Hadassa Noorda.
Credibility deficits, memory errors, and the criminal trial / Kathy Puddifoot
Eyewitness testimony, the misinformation effect, and reasonable doubt / Christopher Bennett
On testifying and giving evidence / Stephen Wright
Explaining the justificatory asymmetry between statistical and individualized evidence / Renèe Jorgensen Bolinger
Character, "propensities", and the (mis)use of statistics in criminal trials / R. A. Duff and S.E. Marshall
Against legal probabilism / Martin Smith
Justified belief and just conviction / Clayton Littlejohn
The "she said, he said" paradox and the proof paradox / Georgi Gardiner
Against the odds : the case for a modal understanding of due / Care Jeffrey Helmreich and Duncan Pritchard
Criminal trials for preventive deprivations of liberty / Hadassa Noorda.
Summary
"This collection is the first book-length examination of the various epistemological issues underlying legal trials. Trials are, among other things, centrally concerned with determining truth: whether a criminal defendant has in fact culpably committed the act of which they are accused, or whether a civil defendant is in fact responsible for the damages alleged by the plaintiff. But are trials truth-conducive? Assessing the value of trials as truth-seeking endeavors requires that we consider a host of underlying social epistemological questions. The contributors to this volume address a number of these pressing questions, including but not limited to the following: How much credence should they give to eyewitness testimony? How should we balance the relative epistemic value of testimony offered by defense witnesses and prosecution (or plaintiff) witnesses? Are juries an effective means of arriving at justified beliefs about a defendant's guilt or innocence? When, if ever, is statistical information about a defendant's character relevant? What degree of certainty should we require to support a verdict of 'guilty'? How should standards of proof be interpreted for allegations that contain numerous discrete components? The Social Epistemology of Legal Trials will be of interest to scholars and upper-level students working on issues at the intersection of epistemology and philosophy of law"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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9781000345469 (ePub ebook)
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9780429283123 (electronic book)
9781000345445 (electronic book : Mobipocket)
1000345440 (electronic book : Mobipocket)
9780367245535 (hardback)
0429283121
1000345467
1000345424
9781000345421 (PDF ebook)
9780429283123 (electronic book)
9781000345445 (electronic book : Mobipocket)
1000345440 (electronic book : Mobipocket)
9780367245535 (hardback)
0429283121
1000345467
1000345424
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