Mario Günther (LMU Munich) – “Legal Proof is Rational Belief of Guilt” (LLC seminar, Turin)

LLC Seminar http://www.llc.unito.it/
Thursday, 3 March, 11:00-13:00 (CET)

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Mario GÜNTHER (LMU Munich)
Legal Proof is Rational Belief of Guilt

We argue that legal proof is tantamount to rational belief of guilt. A defendant should be found guilty just in case it is rational to believe that the defendant is guilty. Our notion of rational belief implies a threshold view on which belief requires high credence, but mere statistical evidence does not give rise to belief.

Center for Logic, Language, and Cognition (LLC)
University of Turin
via Sant’Ottavio 20, 10124 Torino
www.llc.unito.it