Engel, Christoph - Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von … - 2008
. In the US, proof is an objective, science-like affair. On the continent, proof is holistic and subjective. The decision … the end of this procedure, evidence conflicting with the final decision is devalued, whereas evidence supporting the … decision is given greater weight. While instrumental in making most of the available evidence, the mental mechanism is not …