This volume is a collection of 18 papers on the communication of certainty and uncertainty. The first part introduces recent theoretical developments and genera

The selected papers of this volume cover five main topics, namely ‘Certainty: The conceptual differential’; ‘(Un)Certainty as attitudinality’; ‘Dialog

This volume explores a model of epistemic stance, according to which speakers can communicate each single piece of information either as known/certain or uncert

This book discusses how scientific and other types of cognition make use of models, abduction, and explanatory reasoning in order to produce important or creati

Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science