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Reasonableness and Effectiveness in Argumentative DiscourseRationale for a Pragma-Dialectical Perspective

Reasonableness and Effectiveness in Argumentative Discourse: Rationale for a Pragma-Dialectical... [Starting from a concept of reasonableness as well-consideredness, it is discussed in what way science could serve as a model for reasonable argumentation. It turns out that in order to be reasonable two requirements have to be fulfilled. The argumentation should comply with rules which are both problem-valid and intersubjectively valid. Geometrical and anthropological perspectives don’t meet these criteria, but a critical perspective does. It is explained that a pragma-dialectical approach to argumentation which agrees with this critical perspective is indeed problem-valid and that strong pragmatic and utilitarian arguments can be given for its intersubjective validity. Thus, conventional validity is promoted for a code of conduct for discussants who want to resolve their disputes reasonably by way of a critical discussion.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Reasonableness and Effectiveness in Argumentative DiscourseRationale for a Pragma-Dialectical Perspective

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
ISBN
978-3-319-20954-8
Pages
203 –221
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-20955-5_10
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Abstract

[Starting from a concept of reasonableness as well-consideredness, it is discussed in what way science could serve as a model for reasonable argumentation. It turns out that in order to be reasonable two requirements have to be fulfilled. The argumentation should comply with rules which are both problem-valid and intersubjectively valid. Geometrical and anthropological perspectives don’t meet these criteria, but a critical perspective does. It is explained that a pragma-dialectical approach to argumentation which agrees with this critical perspective is indeed problem-valid and that strong pragmatic and utilitarian arguments can be given for its intersubjective validity. Thus, conventional validity is promoted for a code of conduct for discussants who want to resolve their disputes reasonably by way of a critical discussion.]

Published: Oct 16, 2015

Keywords: Argumentation; Dialectics; Pragmatism; Critical thinking; Informal logic; Rationality; Reasonableness; Speech acts; Epistemology; Utilitarianism

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