{"product_id":"the-proof-uses-of-evidence-in-law-politics-and-everything-else-9780674295568","title":"The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Scribes Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Displays a level of intellectual honesty one rarely encounters these days...This is delightful stuff.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Barton Swaim, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At a time when the concept of truth itself is in trouble, this lively and accessible account provides vivid and deep analysis of the practices addressing what is reliably true in law, science, history, and ordinary life. \u003ci\u003eThe Proof\u003c\/i\u003e offers both timely and enduring insights.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Martha Minow, former Dean of Harvard Law School \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"His essential argument is that in assessing evidence, we need, first of all, to recognize that evidence comes in degrees...and that probability, the likelihood that the evidence or testimony is accurate, matters.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Steven Mintz, \u003ci\u003eInside Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I would make \u003ci\u003eProof\u003c\/i\u003e one of a handful of books that all incoming law students should read...Essential and timely.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Emily R. D. Murphy, \u003ci\u003eLaw and Society Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the age of fake news, trust and truth are hard to come by. Blatantly and shamelessly, public figures deceive us by abusing what sounds like evidence. To help us navigate this polarized world awash in misinformation, preeminent legal theorist Frederick Schauer proposes a much-needed corrective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow we know what we think we know is largely a matter of how we weigh the evidence. But evidence is no simple thing. Law, science, public and private decision making--all rely on different standards of evidence. From vaccine and food safety to claims of election fraud, the reliability of experts and eyewitnesses to climate science, \u003ci\u003eThe Proof\u003c\/i\u003e develops fresh insights into the challenge of reaching the truth. Schauer reveals how to reason more effectively in everyday life, shows why people often reason poorly, and makes the case that evidence is not just a matter of legal rules, it is the cornerstone of judgment.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661724225810,"sku":"9780674295568","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2cf254cc-a81a-4a57-be61-6049d49295e1.jpg?v=1733505391","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-proof-uses-of-evidence-in-law-politics-and-everything-else-9780674295568","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}