This book examines the applications of logic and science to decipher chaotic death scenes and difficult cases in an attempt to derive orderly explanations from jumbled clues. Its ten case studies illustrate the powers of observation exercised in reading the signs, identifying them as clues, and reasoning from them to the most feasible explanation for the cause of death. Designed for investigators as well as forensic pathologists, coroners, prosecutors, and defense attorneys, Dead Reckoning: The Art of Forensic Detection stresses the importance of trusting one's own observations even in the face of contradictory evidence.…mehr
This book examines the applications of logic and science to decipher chaotic death scenes and difficult cases in an attempt to derive orderly explanations from jumbled clues. Its ten case studies illustrate the powers of observation exercised in reading the signs, identifying them as clues, and reasoning from them to the most feasible explanation for the cause of death. Designed for investigators as well as forensic pathologists, coroners, prosecutors, and defense attorneys, Dead Reckoning: The Art of Forensic Detection stresses the importance of trusting one's own observations even in the face of contradictory evidence.
Acknowledgements Dedication Introduction The Art of Detection: Rhymes of Ancient Mariners Method The Andrews Case: Reasoning Backward Analytically Signs The Duffy Case: Reading Signs Chance The Davenport Case: Probability and Serendipity Elimination The Homberg Case: Inductivism, Best Explanations, and Testing Alternatives Explanation The Majcher Case: Natural Signs and Statistical Inferences Diagnosis The Ridgeley Case: Natural Signs and Logics of Discovery Confirmation The Selsner Martin Case: Logical Testing Proof The Melrow Case: Causal Explanation and Formal Deduction Error The Baby Belden Case: Fallacious Appeals to Medical Authority Disagreement The Darcy Case: An Open Verdict: Opinion, Uncertainty, and Conflicting Conclusions Annotated Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Dedication Introduction The Art of Detection: Rhymes of Ancient Mariners Method The Andrews Case: Reasoning Backward Analytically Signs The Duffy Case: Reading Signs Chance The Davenport Case: Probability and Serendipity Elimination The Homberg Case: Inductivism, Best Explanations, and Testing Alternatives Explanation The Majcher Case: Natural Signs and Statistical Inferences Diagnosis The Ridgeley Case: Natural Signs and Logics of Discovery Confirmation The Selsner Martin Case: Logical Testing Proof The Melrow Case: Causal Explanation and Formal Deduction Error The Baby Belden Case: Fallacious Appeals to Medical Authority Disagreement The Darcy Case: An Open Verdict: Opinion, Uncertainty, and Conflicting Conclusions Annotated Bibliography Index
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