Logic, Probability, and Presumptions in Legal Reasoning

ISBN 10: 0815326556 ISBN 13: 9780815326557

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1998

Riassunto

At least since plato and Aristotle, thinkers have pondered the relationship between philosophical arguments and the "sophistical" arguments offered by the Sophists -- who were the first professional lawyers. Judges wield substantial political power, and the justifications they offer for their decisions are a vital means by which citizens can assess the legitimacy of how that power is exercised. However, to evaluate judicial justifications requires close attention to the method of reasoning behind decisions. This new collection illuminates and explains the political and moral importance in justifying the exercise of judicial power.

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Scott Brewer

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0815326556
• ISBN 13: 9780815326557
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura all'americana
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 414
• Redattore: Brewer Scott
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania