Character Evidence: An Abductive Theory

by Douglas N. Walton

Book Overview

The theory in the book is based on the latest research in argumentation theory, and especially on new applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to legal argumentation. The methodology of the book derives from recent work in argumentation theory and AI in which forms of reasoning other than deductive and inductive have been the focus of much investigation. The aim is not just to show how character judgments are made, but to show how they should...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048172357
• ISBN13: 9789048172351
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"