Presumption and the practices of tentative cognition /
Rescher, Nicholas.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-178) and indexes.
The legal roots of presumption -- Presumption and burden of proof -- Cognitive presumptions and truth -- Validating cognitive presumptions -- Presumption and inquiry -- Default reasoning -- Presumption and trust -- Presumption and communication -- Presumption in science and beyond -- Specificity prioritization and the primacy of the particular -- Dismissing extremely remote possibilities.
Hypothesis.