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What Is the Argument?

Author : Maralee Harrell
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262529270
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book What Is the Argument? written by Maralee Harrell and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring philosophy through detailed argument analyses of texts by philosophers from Plato to Strawson using a novel and transparent method of analysis. The best way to introduce students to philosophy and philosophical discourse is to have them read and wrestle with original sources. This textbook explores philosophy through detailed argument analyses of texts by philosophers from Plato to Strawson. It presents a novel and transparent method of analysis that will teach students not only how to understand and evaluate philosophers' arguments but also how to construct such arguments themselves. Students will learn to read a text and discover what the philosopher thinks, why the philosopher thinks it, and whether the supporting argument is good. Students learn argument analysis through argument diagrams, with color-coding of the argument's various elements—conclusion, claims, and “indicator phrases.” (An online “mini-course” in argument diagramming and argument diagramming software are both freely available online.) Each chapter ends with exercises and reading questions. After a general introduction to philosophy and logic and an explanation of argument analysis, the book presents selections from primary sources, arranged by topics that correspond to contemporary debates, with detailed analysis and evaluation. These topics include philosophy of religion, epistemology, theory of mind, free will and determinism, and ethics; authors include Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Ryle, Fodor, Dennett, Searle, and others. What Is the Argument? not only introduces students to great philosophical thinkers, it also teaches them the essential skill of critical thinking.

The Language of Argument

Author : Daniel L. McDonald
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780673995070
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Language of Argument written by Daniel L. McDonald and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of over 100 provocative readings, advertisements, and illustrations emphasizes real-world issues and topics for students to read and use in writing their own argumentative essays. The hotly debated issues are sure to create excitement.

How to Win Every Argument

Author : Madsen Pirie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147252697X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book How to Win Every Argument written by Madsen Pirie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second edition of this witty and infectious book, Madsen Pirie builds upon his guide to using - and indeed abusing - logic in order to win arguments. By including new chapters on how to win arguments in writing, in the pub, with a friend, on Facebook and in 140 characters (on Twitter), Pirie provides the complete guide to triumphing in altercations ranging from the everyday to the downright serious. He identifies with devastating examples all the most common fallacies popularly used in argument. We all like to think of ourselves as clear-headed and logical - but all readers will find in this book fallacies of which they themselves are guilty. The author shows you how to simultaneously strengthen your own thinking and identify the weaknesses in other people arguments. And, more mischievously, Pirie also shows how to be deliberately illogical - and get away with it. This book will make you maddeningly smart: your family, friends and opponents will all wish that you had never read it. Publisher's warning: In the wrong hands this book is dangerous. We recommend that you arm yourself with it whilst keeping out of the hands of others. Only buy this book as a gift if you are sure that you can trust the recipient.

The Structure of Argument

Author : Annette T. Rottenberg
Publisher : Macmillan Higher Education
ISBN 13 : 1457691388
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book The Structure of Argument written by Annette T. Rottenberg and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Structure of Argument covers critical thinking, reading, writing, and research. Concise but thorough, it includes questions, exercises, writing assignments, and a full semester’s worth of readings—everything students need in an affordable, compact format. Presenting Aristotelian and Rogerian as well as Toulmin argument, The Structure of Argument has been totally revised, with more than three-quarters of the readings new (including many multimodal selections available online at no extra charge), new coverage of multimodal argument, expanded treatment of key rhetorical concepts, a fresh new design, and additional support for research. Its emphasis on Toulmin argument makes Structure highly teachable, since the approach fits with the goals of the composition course.

The Big Argument

Author : John Frederick Ashton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781876825652
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book The Big Argument written by John Frederick Ashton and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christian Liberty, founded in gospel truth; or, the great argument of Christian liberty explained ... in a sermon, etc. [The preface signed: John Williamson.]

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Author : Charles MASTERTOWN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Christian Liberty, founded in gospel truth; or, the great argument of Christian liberty explained ... in a sermon, etc. [The preface signed: John Williamson.] written by Charles MASTERTOWN and published by . This book was released on 1727 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

For the Sake of Argument

Author : Christopher Hitchens
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9780860914358
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book For the Sake of Argument written by Christopher Hitchens and published by Verso. This book was released on 1993 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'For the sake of argument, one must never let a euphemism or a false consolation pass uncontested. The truth seldom lies, but when it does lie it lies somewhere in between.'. The global turmoil of the last few years has severely tested every analyst and commentator. Few have written with such insight as Christopher Hitchens about the large events - or with such discernment and with about the small tell-tale signs of a disordered culture. For the Sake of Argument ranges from the political squalor of Washington, as a beleaguered Bush administration seeks desperately to stave off disaster and Clinton prepares for power, to the twilight of Stalinism in Prague; from the Jewish quarter of Damascus in the aftermath of the Gulf War to the embattled barrios of Central America and the imperishable resistance of Saralevo, as a difficult peace is negotiated with ruthless foes. Hitchens' unsparing account of Western realpolitik in the end shows it to rest on delusion as well as deception. The reader will find in these pages outstanding essays on political asassination in America as well as a scathing review of the evisceration of politics by pollsters and spin-doctors. Hitchens' knowledge of the tortuous history of revolutions in the twentieth century helps him to explain both the New York intelligentsia's flirtation with Trotskyism and the frailty of Communist power structures in Eastern Europe. Hitchens' pointed reassessments of Graham Greene, P.G. Wodehouse and C.L.R. James, or his riotous celebration of drinkiny and smoking, display an engaging enthusiasm and an acerbic wit. Equally entertaining is his unsparing rogues' gallery, which gives us unforgettable portraits of the lugubrious 'Dr'Kissinger, the comprehensively reactionary 'Mother' Teresa, the preposterous Paul Johnson and the predictable P.J. O'Rourke.

The One Great Argument for the Truth of Christianity from a Single Prophecy, Evinced in a New Explanation of the Seventh Chapter of Isaiah, and in a General Refutation of the Interpretations of Former Commentators. MS. Notes

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Author : Samuel COOPER (D.D.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The One Great Argument for the Truth of Christianity from a Single Prophecy, Evinced in a New Explanation of the Seventh Chapter of Isaiah, and in a General Refutation of the Interpretations of Former Commentators. MS. Notes written by Samuel COOPER (D.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Sketch of the One Great Argument, Formed from the Several Concurring Evidences, for the Truth of Christianity

Author : John Rotheram
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis A Sketch of the One Great Argument, Formed from the Several Concurring Evidences, for the Truth of Christianity by : John Rotheram

Download or read book A Sketch of the One Great Argument, Formed from the Several Concurring Evidences, for the Truth of Christianity written by John Rotheram and published by . This book was released on 1763 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Long Argument

Author : Stephen Foster
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807838268
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Long Argument written by Stephen Foster and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wide-ranging study Stephen Foster explores Puritanism in England and America from its roots in the Elizabethan era to the end of the seventeenth century. Focusing on Puritanism as a cultural and political phenomenon as well as a religious movement, Foster addresses parallel developments on both sides of the Atlantic and firmly embeds New England Puritanism within its English context. He provides not only an elaborate critque of current interpretations of Puritan ideology but also an original and insightful portrayal of its dynamism. According to Foster, Puritanism represented a loose and incomplete alliance of progressive Protestants, lay and clerical, aristocratic and humble, who never decided whether they were the vanguard or the remnant. Indeed, in Foster's analysis, changes in New England Puritanism after the first decades of settlement did not indicate secularization and decline but instead were part of a pattern of change, conflict, and accomodation that had begun in England. He views the Puritans' own claims of declension as partisan propositions in an internal controversy as old as the Puritan movement itself. The result of these stresses and adaptations, he argues, was continued vitality in American Puritanism during the second half of the seventeenth century. Foster draws insights from a broad range of souces in England and America, including sermons, diaries, spiritual autobiographies, and colony, town, and court records. Moreover, his presentation of the history of the English and American Puritan movements in tandem brings out the fatal flaws of the former as well as the modest but essential strengths of the latter.

The one great argument for the truth of Christianity from a single prophecy, evinced in the seventh chapter of Isaiah

Author : Samuel Cooper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis The one great argument for the truth of Christianity from a single prophecy, evinced in the seventh chapter of Isaiah by : Samuel Cooper

Download or read book The one great argument for the truth of Christianity from a single prophecy, evinced in the seventh chapter of Isaiah written by Samuel Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How to Win an Argument

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400883350
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book How to Win an Argument written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest orator All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinct—and often floundering or failing as a result—we’d win more arguments if we learned the timeless art of verbal persuasion, rhetoric. How to Win an Argument gathers the rhetorical wisdom of Cicero, ancient Rome’s greatest orator, from across his works and combines it with passages from his legal and political speeches to show his powerful techniques in action. The result is an enlightening and entertaining practical introduction to the secrets of persuasive speaking and writing—including strategies that are just as effective in today’s offices, schools, courts, and political debates as they were in the Roman forum. How to Win an Argument addresses proof based on rational argumentation, character, and emotion; the parts of a speech; the plain, middle, and grand styles; how to persuade no matter what audience or circumstances you face; and more. Cicero’s words are presented in lively translations, with illuminating introductions; the book also features a brief biography of Cicero, a glossary, suggestions for further reading, and an appendix of the original Latin texts. Astonishingly relevant, this unique anthology of Cicero’s rhetorical and oratorical wisdom will be enjoyed by anyone who ever needs to win arguments and influence people—in other words, all of us.

The Kalam Cosmological Argument, Volume 1

Author : Paul Copan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501330799
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Kalam Cosmological Argument, Volume 1 written by Paul Copan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did the universe begin to exist? If so, did it have a cause? Or could it have come into existence uncaused, from nothing? These questions are taken up by the medieval-though recently-revived-kalam cosmological argument, which has arguably been the most discussed philosophical argument for God's existence in recent decades. The kalam's line of reasoning maintains that the series of past events cannot be infinite but rather is finite. Since the universe could not have come into being uncaused, there must be a transcendent cause of the universe's beginning, a conclusion supportive of theism. This anthology on the philosophical arguments for the finitude of the past asks: Is an infinite series of past events metaphysically possible? Should actual infinites be restricted to theoretical mathematics, or can an actual infinite exist in the concrete world? These essays by kalam proponents and detractors engage in lively debate about the nature of infinity and its conundrums; about frequently-used kalam argument paradoxes of Tristram Shandy, the Grim Reaper, and Hilbert's Hotel; and about the infinity of the future.

Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus

Author : William L. Craig
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666772690
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus written by William L. Craig and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the sequel to its companion volume The Historical Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus during the Deist Controversy. It comprises a thorough examination of the New Testament materials undergirding the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection, focusing on Jesus’ empty tomb, his post-mortem appearances, and the origin of his disciples’ belief in Jesus’ resurrection. This revised edition includes Appendices in response to the competing views of J. Robinson, J. D. Crossan, G. Lüdemann, and D. Allison.

The Ontological Argument from Descartes to Hegel

Author : Kevin J. Harrelson
Publisher : Humanities Press International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ontological Argument from Descartes to Hegel by : Kevin J. Harrelson

Download or read book The Ontological Argument from Descartes to Hegel written by Kevin J. Harrelson and published by Humanities Press International. This book was released on 2009 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ontological argument for the existence of God has been a constant in the philosophy of religion since its first formulation by Anselm of Canterbury in the 11th century. In the 17th century, it was revived by Ren Descartes, and ever since has been a subject of dispute and much debate among philosophers. Descartes formulated it as follows: "Premise 1: That which we clearly understand to belong to the true and immutable nature, or essence, or form of something, can be truly asserted of that thing. "Premise 2: But once we have made a sufficiently careful investigation into what God is, we clearly and distinctly understand that existence belongs to his true and immutable nature. Conclusion: Hence we can now truly assert of God that he does exits" In this interesting history of the argument, philosopher Kevin J. Harrelson shows that the defense of the ontological argument is more consistent and persuasive than has frequently been supposed. In addition to correcting many common misunderstandings about the argument, the author highlights what appears to be an irremovable tension between the conclusion and the explanation of the proof. Both the common objections to the argument and its historical development in early modern philosophy are explained in light of this tension.

An Argument Open to All

Author : Sanford Levinson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300216459
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book An Argument Open to All written by Sanford Levinson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In An Argument Open to All, renowned legal scholar Sanford Levinson takes a novel approach to what is perhaps America’s most famous political tract. Rather than concern himself with the authors as historical figures, or how The Federalist helps us understand the original intent of the framers of the Constitution, Levinson examines each essay for the political wisdom it can offer us today. In eighty-five short essays, each keyed to a different essay in The Federalist, he considers such questions as whether present generations can rethink their constitutional arrangements; how much effort we should exert to preserve America’s traditional culture; and whether The Federalist’s arguments even suggest the desirability of world government.

The Argument Handbook

Author : K. J. Peters
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1460406486
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Argument Handbook written by K. J. Peters and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Argument Handbook is a classroom text for first-year composition that is designed to help students understand complex rhetorical situations and navigate the process of transforming private thoughts into persuasive, public writing. The book is organized around three key lenses of argumentation that help students focus on the practical challenges of persuasive writing: invention, audience, and authority. Its modular organization makes it easier for students to find what they need and easier for instructors to assign the content that fits their course.