TY - JOUR AU - Pardo, Michael S. PY - 2021/01/20 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Naturalized Epistemology and the Law of Evidence: Methodological Reflections JF - Quaestio facti. Revista internacional sobre razonamiento probatorio JA - Quaestio facti VL - IS - 2 SE - Conjeturas y refutaciones DO - 10.33115/udg_bib/qf.i2.22484 UR - https://revistes.udg.edu/quaestio-facti/article/view/22484 SP - 299-312 AB - <span lang="EN-US">This paper discusses Ronald Allen’s article, <em>Naturalized Epistemology and the Law of Evidence Revisited</em>, and reflects on how epistemology can contribute to our understanding of the evidentiary proof process. I first situate Allen’s critique of recent philosophical scholarship, distinguishing between general theoretical accounts of proof (including the theory that Allen and I have defended), on one hand, and the applications of specific epistemological concepts or issues to law, on the other. I then present a methodological picture that diverges in some respects from the one that emerges from Allen’s critique. In discussing this alternative methodological picture, I explain how epistemology can contribute to legal evidence and proof while avoiding the problems that Allen identifies.</span> ER -