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Kinds of Argument
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Uckelman, Sara L. |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | The central methodology in western philosophy from the ancient Greeks until the present day is argumentation. Faced with someone who doesn't hold the same philosophical views as you do, the most expedient way to “convert” them is to give them a good argument for doing so. This emphasis on argumentation falls out of the intrinsically dialectic and multi-agent nature of philosophy in the Greek academic and public spheres, where philosophy, politics, and rhetoric were closely entwined. Philosophy was not merely a single person sitting at home in his armchair but also many people speaking to and interacting with many other people, with opposing views and positions. Thus, a good philosopher was one that was able to convince others of his views, on the best and purest of grounds. (The close relationship between the study of rhetoric and the study of philosophy in ancient Greece is a testament of this.) What counts as the best grounds for persuasion becomes a matter of what argumentative procedures are best, and this itself is a question of what are the best types of arguments, or which kinds of arguments are better than others. What counts as a good argument depends on the context: if all that you care about is persuading your opponent of your views, by any means possible, then you might have more argumentative types at your disposal than if your goal is providing firm epistemological foundations for knowledge. Similarly, if all you care about is winning a debate, you will be able to make use of types of arguments that are not appropriate to use if you're engaged in a cooperative effort directed at truth. Book Name: The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2012-0-01468-4&isbn=9781315709604&format=googlePreviewPdf |
| Ending Page | 42 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 31 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315709604-5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2021-01-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: The Routledge Companion To Medieval Philosophy History and Philosophy of Science Philosophy Rhetoric Argumentation Arguments Philosopher Ancient |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
