Connecting Applied and Theoretical Bayesian Epistemology: Data Relevance, Pragmatics, and the Legal Case of Sally Clark.

In this article applied and theoretical epistemologies benefit each other in a study of the British legal case of R. vs. Clark. Clark's first infant died at 11 weeks of age, in December 1996. About a year later, Clark had a second child. After that child died at eight weeks of age, Clark was tried f...

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Publicado en:Journal of Applied Philosophy Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 242 - 263
Autor principal: Barker, Matthew J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2017
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