Chapter 1: Evaluating Evidence Requires Expert Judgment.
The article explores how practitioners across various fields, such as science, art, and history, establish judgments of evidence, evaluate its quality, and draw inferences, all relying on expert human judgment. Using examples like the authentication of art and battles among experts, the article illu...
| Publicado en: | Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 112; no. 3; pp. 5 - 30 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2023
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| Sumario: | The article explores how practitioners across various fields, such as science, art, and history, establish judgments of evidence, evaluate its quality, and draw inferences, all relying on expert human judgment. Using examples like the authentication of art and battles among experts, the article illustrates the provisional nature of human knowledge and the ongoing refinement of evidence-based conclusions. |
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