ABSTRACT Systems-oriented social epistemology (SYSOR), studies epistemic systems (ES) in which individuals work together to determine the epistemic status (true, justified, true beyond a reasonable doubt, etc.) of propositions relevant to the group. Science is the most obvious example of an ES and has attracted significant attention from epistemologists. The criminal justice system (CJS) has received far less. One reason CJS has gotten less notice is the fact that its epistemological function is subordinate to larger societal ends that are traditionally part of ethics. In contrast, the primary goal of science is the discovery of truth. Practical applications and ethical concerns are secondary to science itself. Since the primary purpose of the CJS is the administration of justice nearly all philosophical attention is devoted to that. In this paper I consider the CJS exclusively from an epistemological point of view. I argue that changes in the American CJS over the past forty years, in particular the almost complete reliance on plea bargaining, have damaged the system’s ability to determine the truth.

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辩诉交易的认识论

摘要 面向系统的社会认识论 (SYSOR)，研究认知系统 (ES)，在该系统中，个体共同努力确定与群体相关的命题的认知状态（真实、合理、真实等）。科学是 ES 最明显的例子，并引起了认识论的极大关注。刑事司法系统（CJS）收到的要少得多。CJS 受到较少关注的一个原因是它的认识论功能从属于更大的社会目标，而这些目标传统上是伦理学的一部分。相反，科学的主要目标是发现真理。实际应用和伦理问题次于科学本身。由于 CJS 的主要目的是司法，几乎所有的哲学注意力都集中在这一点上。在本文中，我仅从认识论的角度考虑 CJS。我认为过去四十年美国 CJS 的变化，特别是几乎完全依赖辩诉交易，已经损害了系统确定真相的能力。