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Presumption and the practices of tentative cognition / Nicholas Rescher.

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Van Pelt Library BC183 .R42 2006
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rescher, Nicholas.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hypothesis.
Physical Description:
xiii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Contents:
The legal roots of presumption
Presumption and burden of proof
Cognitive presumptions and truth
Validating cognitive presumptions
Presumption and inquiry
Default reasoning
Presumption and trust
Presumption and communication
Presumption in science and beyond
Specificity prioritization and the primacy of the particular
Dismissing extremely remote possibilities.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and index.
ISBN:
0521864747
OCLC:
62322134
Publisher Number:
9780521864749

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