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I found the book extremely interesting and informative. I was
particularly impressed with the practical advice given in the text,
advice that is not often found in the legal literature. . . . The
writing is clear and compelling, and Paul Stern's style is perfect:
he entertains as he educates. --Thomas D. Lyon, The Law School,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles Called upon to
educate courtroom decision makers, the expert witness provides
testimony that is critical to achieving intelligent and just
verdicts. Few judges and jury members possess the knowledge base
needed to adequately understand complexities of human behavior as
they relate to acts of interpersonal violence. While the lay
witness can testify to actual incidents or observations, it is the
"expert witness" who can provide forensic significance to such
evidence. With this vital insight, courts can more accurately
assess and weigh evidence, leading to more informed and appropriate
decisions. Timely and accessible, The Preparation and Presentation
of Expert Testimony clearly defines the need for and role of expert
witnesses in litigation. Author Paul Stern demystifies the process
while providing practical, stepwise guidance for those who want to
prepare and present expert testimony with confidence and clarity.
Beginning with discussions of the who, what, and why of expert
testimony, the book also defines the role of the expert, including
ethical and professional issues that may arise. Filled with tips,
techniques, and case examples, chapters also show expert witnesses
and attorneys how to prepare for court, how to present testimony in
the most convincing and credible manner possible, how to deal with
cross-examination, and how to cross-examine irresponsible expert
witnesses. Anyone who may be called upon to testify--or participate
in court in any way--in cases of interpersonal violence will find
this book an invaluable resource. In particular, mental health
professionals, medical personnel, scientists, investigators,
attorneys, and judges will want to use the book to prepare
themselves for the rigors involved in every aspect of expert
testimony.
The Theaetetus is one of the most widely studied of any of the
Platonic dialogues because its dominant theme concerns the
significant philosophical question, what is knowledge? In this book
Paul Stern provides a full-length treatment of its political
character in relationship to this dominant theme. He argues that
this approach sheds significant light on the distinctiveness of the
Socratic way of life, with respect to both its initial
justification and its ultimate character. More specifically, he
argues that Socrates' revolutionary decision to subject political
life to philosophic reflection, the decision that leads directly to
his trial and execution, is based on his awareness of the
elusiveness of comprehensive knowledge and the implications of that
elusiveness for the validity of philosophic inquiry. This view of
Socrates' rationale has important consequences for our
understanding of political philosophy and of the validity of the
life of reason itself.
When political theorists teach the history of political philosophy,
they typically skip from the ancient Greeks and Cicero to Augustine
in the fifth century and Thomas Aquinas in the thirteenth, and then
on to the origins of modernity with Machiavelli and beyond. Paul
Stern aims to change this settled narrative and makes a powerful
case for treating Dante Alighieri, arguably the greatest poet of
medieval Christendom, as a political philosopher of the first rank.
In Dante's Philosophical Life, Stern argues that Purgatorio's
depiction of the ascent to Earthly Paradise, that is, the summit of
Mount Purgatory, was intended to give instruction on how to live
the philosophic life, understood in its classical form as "love of
wisdom." As an object of love, however, wisdom must be sought by
the human soul, rather than possessed. But before the search can be
undertaken, the soul needs to consider from where it begins: its
nature and its good. In Stern's interpretation of Purgatorio,
Dante's intense concern for political life follows from this need,
for it is law that supplies the notions of good that shape the
soul's understanding and it is law, especially its limits, that
provides the most evident display of the soul's enduring hopes.
According to Stern, Dante places inquiry regarding human nature and
its good at the heart of philosophic investigation, thereby
rehabilitating the highest form of reasoned judgment or prudence.
Philosophy thus understood is neither a body of doctrines easily
situated in a Christian framework nor a set of intellectual tools
best used for predetermined theological ends, but a way of life.
Stern's claim that Dante was arguing for prudence against
dogmatisms of every kind addresses a question of contemporary
concern: whether reason can guide a life.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This book seeks to clarify the precise structure of
self-consciousness and self-determination and elucidates their
significance for our philosophical understanding of self-knowledge
and human agency. The analysis challenges traditional models of
theoretical self-knowledge and practical self-relation and
elaborates an account of rationally grounded responsibility that
jointly fulfills the demands of autonomy and
authenticity.Tugendhat's study is a unique synthesis of the
contemporary Anglo-American philosophical approach with an abiding
concern for classical philosophical problems. It brings the methods
of linguistic analysis to bear on such epistemological, moral, and
metaphysical issues as the meaning and interconnections of
self-knowledge, ego identity, rational self-understanding, and
freedom of the will.In this context, the views of Wittgenstein,
Heidegger, Mead, and Hegel are searchingly examined. The
philosophical testimony of Kierkegaard, Freud, Habermas, and others
is also presented and weighed.Self-Consciousness and
Self-Determination is based on a series of lectures given at
Heidelberg. Ernst Tugendhat is currently Professor of Philosophy at
the Freie Universitat in Berlin. The book is included in the series
Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, edited by Thomas
McCarthy."
"I found the book extremely interesting and informative. I was particularly impressed with the practical advice given in the text, advice that is not often found in the legal literature. . . . The writing is clear and compelling, and Paul Stern's style is perfect: he entertains as he educates." --Thomas D. Lyon, The Law School, University of Southern California, Los Angeles Called upon to educate courtroom decision makers, the expert witness provides testimony that is critical to achieving intelligent and just verdicts. Few judges and jury members possess the knowledge base needed to adequately understand complexities of human behavior as they relate to acts of interpersonal violence. While the lay witness can testify to actual incidents or observations, it is the "expert witness" who can provide forensic significance to such evidence. With this vital insight, courts can more accurately assess and weigh evidence, leading to more informed and appropriate decisions. Timely and accessible, The Preparation and Presentation of Expert Testimony clearly defines the need for and role of expert witnesses in litigation. Author Paul Stern demystifies the process while providing practical, stepwise guidance for those who want to prepare and present expert testimony with confidence and clarity. Beginning with discussions of the who, what, and why of expert testimony, the book also defines the role of the expert, including ethical and professional issues that may arise. Filled with tips, techniques, and case examples, chapters also show expert witnesses and attorneys how to prepare for court, how to present testimony in the most convincing and credible manner possible, how to deal with cross-examination, and how to cross-examine irresponsible expert witnesses. Anyone who may be called upon to testify--or participate in court in any way--in cases of interpersonal violence will find this book an invaluable resource. In particular, mental health professionals, medical personnel, scientists, investigators, attorneys, and judges will want to use the book to prepare themselves for the rigors involved in every aspect of expert testimony.
The Theaetetus is one of the most widely studied of any of the
Platonic dialogues because its dominant theme concerns the
significant philosophical question, what is knowledge? In this book
Paul Stern provides a full-length treatment of its political
character in relationship to this dominant theme. He argues that
this approach sheds significant light on the distinctiveness of the
Socratic way of life, with respect to both its initial
justification and its ultimate character. More specifically, he
argues that Socrates' revolutionary decision to subject political
life to philosophic reflection, the decision that leads directly to
his trial and execution, is based on his awareness of the
elusiveness of comprehensive knowledge and the implications of that
elusiveness for the validity of philosophic inquiry. This view of
Socrates' rationale has important consequences for our
understanding of political philosophy and of the validity of the
life of reason itself.
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