The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy)

Evidence is one of the most fundamental notions in the field of epistemology and is emerging as a major topic across academic disciplines. The practice of every academic discipline consists largely in providing evidence for key theses and The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the Philosophy of Evidence, the first collection of its kind, is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising over forty chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into six parts: Ontology of evidence Sources of evidence Evidence and normativity Evidence and probability Social epistemology of evidence Evidence in the disciplines. Within these sections central issues, debates and problems are examined. Questions covered include: What is evidence? What is the relationship between knowledge and evidence? Is a pluralism of evidence possible? What other sources of evidence are there in addition to perception? Is what a person ought to believe completely fixed by the totality of evidence they have, or does it also depend on other factors like practical interests? Can evidential force be measured in any well-behaved way? How do socially created biases - for instance, gender biases - affect evidence-gathering? How is evidence relevant within different academic disciplines? The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the Philosophy of Evidence is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of science and epistemology and related disciplines such as law, religion, history and the social sciences. Introduction Experience as evidence / Chris Tucker E = K, but what about R? / Timothy Williamson Epistemological disjunctivism and evidence / Duncan Pritchard Evidential internalism and evidential externalism / Giada Fratantonio The evidential support relation of evidentialism / Ryan Byerly How can 'evidence' be normative? / Ralph Wedgwood Varieties of measure of evidential support / Peter Brössel Positive relevance / Peter Achinstein The paradoxes of confirmation / Jan Sprenger Good predictions and bad accommodations / Eric Barnes Bayesian norms and non-ideal agents / Julia Staffel The value of evidence / Bernhard Salow Sleeping Beauty's evidence / Jeffrey Sanford Russell Higher-order evidence / Kevin Dorst Evidence and power : feminist approaches to evidence / Kristen Intemann Evidence, relativism and feminist standpoint theory / Natalie Ashton Epistemic injustice in collecting and appraising evidence / David Schraub and Joel Sati Prejudiced belief : evidential considerations / Endre Begby Evidence and bias / Nick Hughes Disagreement and higher-order evidence / Jonathan Matheson Intuitions as evidence : an introduction / Marc A. Moffett The evidence in perception / Ali Hasan Testimony and evidence / Nick Leonard Introspection and evidence / Alex Byrne Explanation and evidence / Kevin McCain and Ted Poston Prospects for evidentialism / Bob Beddor Permissivism, underdetermination, and evidence / Elisabeth Jackson and Greta LaFore Moral enroachment and evidence / Jessica Brown Evidence and virtue (and beyond)/ Kurt Sylvan Propositional justification and doxastic justification / Paul Silva Jr. and Luis R.G. Oliveira Evidence and epistemic reasons / Errol Lord Fallibilism and a guarantee of truth / Charity Anderson Evidence and inductive inference / Nevin Climenhaga Legal evidence and knowledge / Georgi Gardiner Evidence in logic / Ben Martin and Ole Thomassen Hjortland Evidence : from science to policy / Eleonora Montuschi Theory and evidence in economics / Julian Reiss Evidence based medicine and evidence based public health / Benjamin Smart Evidence in classical statistics / Samuel C. Fletcher and Conor Mayo-Wilson Scientific evidence / Alexander Bird Index What one can know depends on one's evidence. Good scientific theories are supported by evidence. Our experiences provide us with evidence. Any sort of inquiry involves the seeking of evidence. It is irrational to believe contrary to your evidence. For these reasons and more, evidence is one of the most fundamental notions in the field of epistemology and is emerging as a crucial topic across academic disciplines.The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject and is the first major volume of its kind. Comprising forty chapters by an international team of contributors the handbook is divided into six clear parts: The Nature of Evidence Evidence and Probability The Social Epistemology of Evidence Sources of Evidence Evidence and Justification Evidence in the Disciplines The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of science and epistemology, and will also be of interest to those in related disciplines across the humanities and social sciences, such as law, religion, and history. What one can know depends on ones evidence. Good scientific theories are supported by evidence. Our experiences provide us with evidence. Any sort of inquiry involves the seeking of evidence. It is irrational to believe contrary to your evidence. For these reasons and more, evidence is one of the most fundamental notions in the field of epistemology and is emerging as a crucial topic across academic disciplines. The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject and is first major volume of its kind. Comprising forty chapters by an international team of contributors the handbook is divided into six clear The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of science and epistemology, and will also be of interest to those in related disciplines across the humanities and social sciences, such as law, religion, and history.