Evidence Paperback / softback
by Andrew (University of Cambridge) Bell, John (University of Cambridge) Swenson-Wright, Karin (University of Cambridge) Tybjerg
Part of the Darwin College Lectures series
Paperback / softback
Description
Eight distinguished experts from a wide range of disciplines consider the nature and the use of evidence in the modern world.
Peter Lipton begins the book by analysing evidence in general philosophical terms.
Carlo Ginzurg then examines the ambiguities of historical evidence.
Vincent Courtillot analyses the evidence for cataclysmic geological change.
Monica Grady considers the evidence for life in space.
Brian Greene discusses superstring theory and the quest for a unified theory of the universe.
Philip Dawid explores the uses and abuses of statistical evidence in landmark legal cases while Cherie Booth looks at the role of evidence in domestic and international law.
In the final chapter Karen Armstrong considers the role of evidence in religious belief.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:212 pages, 25 Halftones, unspecified; 5 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/05/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521710190
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:212 pages, 25 Halftones, unspecified; 5 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/05/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521710190
