Research Catalog

Title

The new dialectic : conversational contexts of argument / Douglas N. Walton.

Author

Walton, Douglas N.

Publication

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1998.

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Details

Description

x, 304 pages; 24 cm

Summary

In this book Douglas Walton proposes a new and practical approach to argument analysis based on his theory that different standards for argument must apply in the case of different types of dialogue. By refining and extending the existing formal classifications of dialogue, Walton shows that each dialogue type, be it inquiry, negotiation, or critical discussion, has its own set of goals. He goes on to demonstrate that an argument can best be evaluated in terms of its contribution, positive or negative, to the goals of the particular dialogue it is meant to further. In this way he illustrates how argument can be brought into the service of many types of dialogue, and thus has valuable uses that go well beyond the mere settling of disputes and differences.

Series Statement

Toronto studies in philosophy ^A730182 ^A730182

Uniform Title

Toronto studies in philosophy

Subject

• Reasoning
• Logic
• Dialogue
• Logic
• logic
• 08.33 logics and argumentation
• Dialogue
• Reasoning
• Diskursanalyse
• Situativer Kontext
• Argument Linguistik
• Argumentatie
• Discourse analysis

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-293) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Persuasion Dialogue -- Ch. 3. The Inquiry -- Ch. 4. Negotiation Dialogue -- Ch. 5. Information-Seeking Dialogue -- Ch. 6. Deliberation -- Ch. 7. Eristic Dialogue -- Ch. 8. Dialectical Shifts -- Ch. 9. Mixed Discourse -- Ch. 10. The Dialectical Method of Evaluating Arguments.

ISBN

• 0802041434
• 9780802041432
• 0802079873
• 9780802079879

LCCN

98195109

OCLC

• ocm40752744
• 40752744
• SCSB-380850

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library