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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...

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Published in:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 112; no. 3; pp. 5 - 30
Main Authors: Shiffrin, Richard, Stigler, Stephen M., Jamieson, Kathleen Hall
Format: Article
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2023
Subjects:
Judgment (Psychology)
Expert evidence
Artificial intelligence
Philosophy of science
Scientific method
Hysteria
Imagination
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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.