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'' | <head>Evidence II</head> | ||
<head>Credib</head> | |||
<p>The interest created<lb/> | |||
by a <hi rend='underline'>wager</hi> is more<lb/> | |||
than double that<lb/> | |||
created by <hi rend='underline'>hire</hi><lb/> | |||
to the same amount</p> | |||
<head>2.</head> | |||
<p>Interest may be 1<lb/> | |||
natural or 2 artificial,<lb/> | |||
as in case<lb/> | |||
of hire and wagers</p> | |||
<head>Hearsay</head> | |||
<head>3</head> | |||
<p>Hearsay evidence<lb/> | |||
may be <sic>weakned</sic><lb/> | |||
by the paucity of<lb/> | |||
witnesses at each<lb/> | |||
step indefinitely:<lb/> | |||
but can not be<lb/> | |||
<sic>strengthen'd</sic> up to<lb/> | |||
first-hand evidence.</p> | |||
<head>Credib.</head> | |||
<head>4</head> | |||
<p>Cautions against<lb/> | |||
latent interest.</p> | |||
<head>5</head> | |||
<p>Passion for the<lb/> | |||
marvellous - generated<lb/> | |||
by pleasure<lb/> | |||
of curiosity.</p> | |||
<head>6</head> | |||
<p>Variety of story-telling —<lb/> | |||
pleasure<lb/> | |||
of self-recommendation.</p> | |||
<head>7.</head> | |||
<p>Persisting seriously<lb/> | |||
in a story first<lb/> | |||
told negligently.<lb/> | |||
Fear of reputation<lb/> | |||
of mendacity .. natural<lb/> | |||
sanction.</p> | |||
<pb/> | |||
<head>Credib.</head> | |||
<head>8.</head> | |||
<p>Analogy <del>not</del> <add>ill</add> understood<lb/> | |||
by <del><gap/></del> <add>the</add><lb/> | |||
common run of<lb/> | |||
men</p> | |||
<head>9.</head> | |||
<p>Therefore they have<lb/> | |||
no ground for [examining<lb/> | |||
<add>scrutinizing</add> strictly into<lb/> | |||
the connection between]<lb/> | |||
the circumstances<lb/> | |||
of a fact<lb/> | |||
at first sight extra-ordinary<lb/> | |||
Instance Electrical<lb/> | |||
gold leaf which<lb/> | |||
may have seemed<lb/> | |||
as thick as a pane<lb/> | |||
of glass</p> | |||
<head>Facts</head> | |||
<head>10</head> | |||
<p>Knowledge respects<lb/> | |||
1. actuality. 2.<lb/> | |||
causality. Instance<lb/> | |||
Vespasian's cure</p> | |||
<head>Credib.</head> | |||
<head>11</head> | |||
<p>Observation may<lb/> | |||
be imperfect for<lb/> | |||
want of comprising<lb/> | |||
all the circumstances.<lb/> | |||
Inst. Elect. Gold-leaf.</p> | |||
<head>12</head> | |||
<p>Testimony <add>Observations</add> as applied<lb/> | |||
to causality<lb/> | |||
amounts only<lb/> | |||
to belief opinion.</p> | |||
<head>Vestigial evidence )( testimonial.</head> | |||
<pb/> | |||
Evidence II
Credib
The interest created
by a wager is more
than double that
created by hire
to the same amount
2.
Interest may be 1
natural or 2 artificial,
as in case
of hire and wagers
Hearsay
3
Hearsay evidence
may be weakned
by the paucity of
witnesses at each
step indefinitely:
but can not be
strengthen'd up to
first-hand evidence.
Credib.
4
Cautions against
latent interest.
5
Passion for the
marvellous - generated
by pleasure
of curiosity.
6
Variety of story-telling —
pleasure
of self-recommendation.
7.
Persisting seriously
in a story first
told negligently.
Fear of reputation
of mendacity .. natural
sanction.
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Credib.
8.
Analogy not ill understood
by the
common run of
men
9.
Therefore they have
no ground for [examining
scrutinizing strictly into
the connection between]
the circumstances
of a fact
at first sight extra-ordinary
Instance Electrical
gold leaf which
may have seemed
as thick as a pane
of glass
Facts
10
Knowledge respects
1. actuality. 2.
causality. Instance
Vespasian's cure
Credib.
11
Observation may
be imperfect for
want of comprising
all the circumstances.
Inst. Elect. Gold-leaf.
12
Testimony Observations as applied
to causality
amounts only
to belief opinion.
Vestigial evidence )( testimonial.
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Identifier: | JB/051/035/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 51. |
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051 |
evidence; procedure code |
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035 |
evidence ii |
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001 |
credit / hearsay / facts / ground |
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marginal summary sheet |
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::[britannia with shield emblem]]] |
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