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Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 出版社: Oxford University Press 副标题: How to Reason and Argue 出版年: 2018-7-2 页数: 237 定价: GBP 10.25 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9780190627126
Our personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the opposition is epidemic today, from countries refusing to negotiate, to politicians pandering to their base. Social media has produced a virulent world where extreme positions dominate. There is much demonization of the oth...
Our personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the opposition is epidemic today, from countries refusing to negotiate, to politicians pandering to their base. Social media has produced a virulent world where extreme positions dominate. There is much demonization of the other side, very little progress is made, and the end result is further widening of positions. How did this happen, and what might be done to address it? Walter Sinnott-Armstrong says there is such a thing as a "good" argument: Reasonable arguments can create more mutual understanding and respect, and even if neither party is convinced by the other, compromise is still possible.
Think Again shows the importance of good arguments and reveals common misunderstandings. Rather than a means to persuade other people or beat them in an intellectual competition, Sinnott-Armstrong sees arguments as an essential tool for constructive interaction with others. After showing how the failure of good arguments has led us to society's current woes, he shows readers what makes a good argument.
In clear, lively, and practical prose, and with plentiful examples from politics, popular culture, and everyday life, Sinnott-Armstrong explains what defines an argument, identifies the components of good arguments as well as fallacies to avoid, and demonstrates what good arguments can accomplish. Armed with these tools, readers will be able to spot bad reasoning and bad arguments, and to advance their own views in a forceful yet logical way. These skills could even help repair our tattered civic culture.
作者简介
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Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University. He is co-instructor of the Coursera online course "Think Again."
目录
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Preface: Why I Wrote This Book
Part I: Why to Argue
Intermission: From Why to How
Part II: How to Argue
Part III: How Not to Argue
Conclusion: Rules to Follow
Preface: Why I Wrote This Book
Part I: Why to Argue
Intermission: From Why to How
Part II: How to Argue
Part III: How Not to Argue
Conclusion: Rules to Follow
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约輸·斯图尔特・密尔（ John Stuart Mill）在《论自由》（On Liberty）中早就提出了这一基本观点。密尔还看到了与各式种对话者进行商议的其他好处。当我们要与对进行议时，我们不得不为自己的立场论证，从而更好理解自己的立场及其支持理由。最近的一项研究发现，“从思想的综合复杂性、思想数量和论证的频率来衡量，不一致的信息会提高思想的质量。”以上这些都是在完善先前观念的支持理由，但一方更好的论证可以增进双方（提倡者以及反对者）对该立场的理解。我们变得更有理由相信我们所信的事情，同时我们也被追补充了必要的限定条件，即使我们坚持的立场与开始时基本相同。与对手的交锋对我们帮助很大。 (查看原文)
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0 有用 电波障害 2020-04-20 23:59:02
essence of any debates
1 有用 凡事利 2021-10-06 16:10:28
too much nonsense, tell and argue all the things we know doesn't make sense
0 有用 李狗蛋 2023-02-07 10:45:45 湖北
翻了一半隔段时间再摸起来看已经忘了前面说的啥了