Location
University of Windsor
Document Type
Paper
Keywords
argumentation theory, democracy, epistemology, humanism, scepticism, values
Start Date
22-5-2013 9:00 AM
End Date
25-5-2013 5:00 PM
Abstract
The paper's two theses are: First, that the historical and philosophical roots of argumentation are in ethics and politics, and not in any formal ideal, be it mathematical, scientific or other. Furthermore, argumentation is a human invention, deeply tied up with the emergence of democracy in ancient Greece. Second, that argumentation presupposes and advances concurrently humanistic values, especially the autonomy of the individual to think and decide in a free and uncoerced manner.
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Jean Goodwin, Commentary on: Menashe Schwed's "Argumentation as an ethical and political choice"
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The paper's two theses are: First, that the historical and philosophical roots of argumentation are in ethics and politics, and not in any formal ideal, be it mathematical, scientific or other. Furthermore, argumentation is a human invention, deeply tied up with the emergence of democracy in ancient Greece. Second, that argumentation presupposes and advances concurrently humanistic values, especially the autonomy of the individual to think and decide in a free and uncoerced manner.
