Logic, Probability, and Presumptions in Legal Reasoning

by Scott Brewer

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815326556
• ISBN13: 9780815326557
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"