Johnson's Manifest Rationality A Pragmatic Theory of Argument
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Abstract
In his energetic new book, Ralph Johnson takes on four fundamental tasks. First, having reviewed a number of central classical and contemporary accounts, Johnson argues that a philosophical theory of argument is necessary, and explains what the nature and purposes of such a theory would be and how it would be developed within informal logic. Second, he explains and argues for his own normative theory of argument, based on his belief that the purpose of argument is rational persuasion. Third, Johnson considers objections to informal logic as such, and to his own particular theory within it. Fourth, he sets forth a research agenda for informal logic, linking that agenda with relevant other disciplines and other areas of philosophy.Along the way, Johnson uses and comments on the work of many other theorists, including
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