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„Onus probandi”, jego funkcje i uwarunkowania
"Onus probandi" – its functions and conditioning

Author(s): Krzysztof Szymanek
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: onus probandi; truth; utility

Summary/Abstract: The subject of analysis constitutes the role of "onus probandi" in the decisionmaking process, the influence of this rule on the final result of a dispute, as well as the course of argumentative turns determined by various values, such as truth and utility. Some aspects of "onus probandi" are analysed via formal methods within a simple model, taking into account some aspects of decision-making once the supposition has been confirmed.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 242-255
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish