Objetiva desenvolver epistemologias e teorias sociais que ponham travão à proliferação da razão cínica, que alimentem o inconformismo contra a injustiça e a opressão e, por fim, que permitam reinventar os caminhos da emancipação social. Para subverter a hegemonia de que ainda us…
Phantom risk: scientific inference and the law
Birth defects; Cancer and pollution; Asbestos hazards; Polychlorinated biphenyls health effects; Trichloroethylene toxicolgy and epidemiology; Dioxin; Nuclear fallout; Chemical pollutants, etc.
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
Here, Susan Haack brings her distinctive work in theory of knowledge and philosophy of science to bear on real-life legal issues. These interdisciplinary essays explore questions about science, proof, and truth in the law.
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
"Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical pro…
"Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical pro…
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
"Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical pro…
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical prob…
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
"Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical pro…
Evidence Matters: Science, Proof, and Truth in the Law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical prob…
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
"Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical pro…
Evidence matters: science, proof, and truth in the law
by Haack, Susan
fromLaw in context
"Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical pro…