1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910438312303321

Autore

Lux William J. <1925->

Titolo

An engineer in the courtroom / / William J. Lux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : , : Society of Automotive Engineers, , c1995

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [1995]

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 PDF (xi, 351 pages) : digital file

Collana

Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications.

Disciplina

347.73/67

Soggetti

Evidence, Expert - United States

Actions and defenses - United States

Forensic engineering - United States

Engineers - Malpractice - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The Nature of Accidents -- 3. Why Go to Court? -- 4. Avoiding Litigation -- 5. The Litigation Process -- 6. Engineers and Engineering Process -- 7. How the Engineer Can Help the Attorney -- 8. The Discovery Process -- 9. The Deposition -- 10. The Trial -- 11. Questions -- 12. Accident Reconstruction -- 13. Definitions and Techniques Employed by Attorneys -- 14. War Stories -- 15. Tips for the Engineer Involved in Litigation.

Sommario/riassunto

Engineers may become involved in litigation for various reasons. Some common examples include product liability and accident investigation cases. The information and suggestions included in An Engineer in the Courtroom will enable engineers to do a proper and professional job when dealing with matters of litigation, in and out of the courtroom.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830552703321

Titolo

The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of the social sciences / / edited by Stephen P. Turner and Paul A. Roth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell Pub., , [2003]

©2003

ISBN

1-4051-6473-5

1-78268-412-3

1-281-32075-7

9786611320751

0-470-75648-9

0-470-75647-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Collana

Blackwell philosophy guides ; ; 11

Disciplina

300/.1

Soggetti

Social sciences - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [334]-367) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction. Ghosts and the Machine: Issues of Agency, Rationality, and Scientific Methodology in Contemporary Philosophy of Social Science; Part I Pasts; 1 Cause, the Persistence of Teleology, and the Origins of the Philosophy of Social Science; 2 Phenomenology and Social Inquiry: From Consciousness to Culture and Critique; 3 Twentieth-century Philosophy of Social Science in the Analytic Tradition; Part II Programs; 4 Critical Theory as Practical Knowledge: Participants, Observers, and Critics

5 Decision Theory and Degree of Belief6 The Methodology of Rational Choice; 7 Mathematical Modeling in the Social Sciences; 8 The Practical Turn; 9 Science & Technology Studies and the Philosophy of Social Sciences; Part III Problematics; 10 "See Also Literary Criticism": Social Science Between Fact and Figures; 11 The Descent of Evolutionary Explanations: Darwinian Vestiges in the Social Sciences; 12 How Standpoint Methodology Informs Philosophy of Social Science; 13 Beyond Understanding: The Career of the Concept of Understanding in



the Human Sciences; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences collects newly commissioned essays that examine fundamental issues in the social sciences.