Adversariality and Argumentation

IF 0.9 3区哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY

Informal Logic Pub Date : 2020-02-28 DOI:10.22329/il.v40i1.5969

J. Casey

引用次数: 21

Abstract

The concept of adversariality, like that of argument, admits of significant variation. As a consequence, I argue, the question of adversarial argument has not been well understood. After defining adversariality, I argue that if we take argument to be about beliefs, rather than commitments, then two considerations show that adversariality is an essential part of it. First, beliefs are not under our direct voluntary control. Second, beliefs are costly both for the psychological states they provoke and for the fact that they are causally related to our actions. As a result, argument involving agreement can also be understood to be adversarial.

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对抗和辩论

对抗性的概念，就像争论的概念一样，可以有很大的变化。因此，我认为，对抗性论证的问题并没有得到很好的理解。在定义了对抗性之后，我认为如果我们把论证看作是关于信念的，而不是关于承诺的，那么有两个考虑表明对抗性是它的重要组成部分。首先，信念不受我们的直接自愿控制。其次，信念的代价是高昂的，因为它们所引发的心理状态，以及它们与我们的行为有因果关系这一事实。因此，涉及协议的争论也可以被理解为对抗性的。

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Informal Logic PHILOSOPHY-

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1.50

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12 weeks

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