Presumption and the Practices of Tentative Cognition

Nicholas Rescher

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

Presumption and the Practices of Tentative Cognition
pp xv-xvi

1 - The Legal Roots Of Presumption
pp 1-12

2 - Presumption and Burden of Proof
pp 13-26

3 - Cognitive Presumption and Truth
pp 27-44

4 - Validating Cognitive Presumptions
pp 45-63

5 - Presumption and Inquiry
pp 64-75

6 - Default Reasoning
pp 76-87

7 - Presumption and Trust
pp 88-103

8 - Presumption and Communication
pp 104-123

9 - Presumption in Science and Beyond
pp 124-137

10 - Specificity Prioritization and the Primacy of the Particular
pp 138-151

11 - Dismissing Extremely Remote Possibilities
pp 152-165

Conclusion
pp 166-170

Bibliography
pp 171-178

Index of Names
pp 179-181

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