Weighing complex evidence in a democratic society

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-162

  Douglas, Heather ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NATURAL SCIENCE; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

DEMOCRACY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NATURAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84865815864     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: 10863249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.2012.0009     Document Type: Article

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