Fact and Opinion

IF 0.9 3区哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY

Informal Logic Pub Date : 2023-09-13 DOI:10.22329/il.v43i3.7815

Debby Hutchins, David Kelley

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Abstract

Our goal is to analyze the distinction between factual statements and opinions from a philosophical—specifically an epistemological—perspective. Section 1 reviews the most common criteria for drawing the distinction, which while inadequate, as explained in Section 2, still plays an important cultural and political role. In Section 3, we argue that the difference between factual statements and opinions does not involve a single criterion. Instead, the conceptual structure of the terms ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’ is analogous to that of natural kinds—terms with multiple dimensions. We expect that improved theory will lead to improvements in pedagogy, decision-making, and public discourse. But these consequences are not our chief focus.

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事实与观点

我们的目标是从哲学的角度——特别是认识论的角度——分析事实陈述和观点之间的区别。第1节回顾了最常见的区分标准，正如第2节所解释的那样，这些标准虽然不充分，但仍然发挥着重要的文化和政治作用。在第3节中，我们认为事实陈述和观点之间的差异并不涉及单一的标准。相反，术语“事实”和“意见”的概念结构类似于自然种类的概念结构——具有多个维度的术语。我们期望理论的改进将导致教学、决策和公共话语的改进。但这些后果并不是我们的主要关注点。

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Informal Logic PHILOSOPHY-

CiteScore

1.50

自引率

0.00%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Informal Logic publishes articles that advance the dialectic in reasoning and argumentation theory and practice. Primary criteria for the acceptance of articles with a theoretical focus or interest are: (1) the article advances the dialectic or constitutes an interesting comment on it: it presents a cogent argument, objection, interpretation or position that is an advance in relation to the background of issues and controversies on the topic; or it casts the issue addressed in a new and worthwhile light; and (2) the article makes explicit reference to the pertinent literature on its topic, and it discharges the burden of proof imposed by that scholarship. Primary criteria for acceptance of articles devoted to the teaching of informal logic, critical thinking or argumentation include: originality; utility; timeliness; and evidence of the effectiveness of the methods, materials, technologies, etc., proposed. The standard criteria for scholarly publication—topical fit with the subjects covered in the journal; adequacy of coverage to the issue addressed; clarity, organization and literateness of the prose; conceptual clarity and cogency of argumentation—apply ceteris paribus to the selection of all articles, notes and reviews.