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Facts as Evidence in Analytic Philosophy

Author : Yi Jiang

Published in: Facts and Evidence

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Since the middle of the last century the concept of facts has been discussed by philosophers in the analytic tradition. The dominated view on the concept is inspired by a legal philosopher H. L. A. Hart who is considered the representative of logical positivism in legal study.

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Title: Facts as Evidence in Analytic Philosophy
Author: Yi Jiang
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Facts and Evidence
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-9638-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-9639-1

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9639-1_8