Location
University of Windsor
Document Type
Paper
Keywords
Carl Wellman, conduction, conductive argument, conductive reasoning, balance of consid-erations arguments, pro and con reasoning, patterns of conduction, defeasible reasoning, validity
Start Date
18-5-2011 9:00 AM
End Date
21-5-2011 5:00 PM
Abstract
The paper aims to provide an analysis and critique of Carl Wellman’s account of conduction presented in Challenge and Response and Morals and Ethics. It considers several issues, including: reason-ing vs. argument, the definition vs. the three patterns of conduction, pro and con arguments as dialogues, their assessment, the concept of validity, applications beyond moral arguments, argument type vs. as crite-rion of evaluation.
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A critical examination and development of Wellman’s theory of conductive argument
University of Windsor
The paper aims to provide an analysis and critique of Carl Wellman’s account of conduction presented in Challenge and Response and Morals and Ethics. It considers several issues, including: reason-ing vs. argument, the definition vs. the three patterns of conduction, pro and con arguments as dialogues, their assessment, the concept of validity, applications beyond moral arguments, argument type vs. as crite-rion of evaluation.
