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The Colonial Origins Of Liberal Property Rights, Elizabeth B. Mensch
The Colonial Origins Of Liberal Property Rights, Elizabeth B. Mensch
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Proof In Law And Science, David H. Kaye
Proof In Law And Science, David H. Kaye
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This article addresses proof in both science and law. Both disciplines utilize proof of facts and proof of theories, but for different purposes and, consequently, in different ways. Some similarities exist, however, in how both disciplines use a series of premises followed by a conclusion to form an argument, and thus constitute a logic. This article analyzes the ways in which legal logic and scientific logic differ. Finding facts in law involves the same logic but quite different procedures than scientific fact-finding. Finding, or rather constructing, the law is also very different from scientific theorizing. But such differences do not …