Kaptein, H.Prakken, H.Verheij, B. (to appear 2009). Legal Evidence and Proof: Statistics, Stories, Logic (Applied Legal Philosophy series). Aldershot: Ashgate. details about this publication … more →
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Ike Pigott wrote 1 month ago: I won’t comment until later, but here is an interesting take on logical fallacies. Conservativ … more →
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bartver wrote 2 months ago: I read a Nature review of Nowak’s 2006 Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life. … more →
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Jeff Borden wrote 3 months ago: Are you as fascinated by the political conventions as I am? The DNC was last week and the RNC is … more →
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