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Arguing on the Toulmin Model
Springer 2007; US$ 199.99Toulmin's model has been appropriated and adapted by researchers in the fields of speech communications, philosophy and artificial intelligence. This book provides information on the Toulmin model and its appropriation. It talks about the developments in the theory of argument, typology of warrants, comprehensive theory of defeaters, and more. more...
Anatomy of Judgment
University of Minnesota Press 1986; US$ 57.00The Anatomy of Judgment was first published in 1990. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. "The Anatomy of Judgment is a unique and valuable contribution to the literature of the social and humanistic... more...
Reasons, Patterns, and Cooperation
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 49.95This book is about fundamental questions in normative ethics. It begins with the idea that we often respond to ethical theories according to how principled or pragmatic they are. It clarifies this contrast and then uses it to shed light on old debates in ethics, such as debates about the rival merits of consequentialist and deontological views. Using... more...
Dissociation in Argumentative Discussions
Springer 2008; US$ 99.99Dissociation is a pervasive argumentative technique that can be found in argumentative discussions from all realms of public and private life. This book focuses on dialogual aspects of the use of dissociation in argumentative discussions. It discusses a variety of examples from such sources as newspapers, television shows, and websites. more...
The Reasons of Love
Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 17.95This beautifully written book by one of the world's leading moral philosophers argues that the key to a fulfilled life is to pursue wholeheartedly what one cares about, that love is the most authoritative form of caring, and that the purest form of love is, in a complicated way, self-love. Harry Frankfurt writes that it is through caring that we... more...
You've Got To Be Kidding!
Wiley 2009; US$ 109.95You've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry in everyday human situations Uses jokes to illustrate the various mistakes or fallacies that are typically identified and discussed in courses on critical... more...
The Philosopher's Toolkit
Wiley 2010; US$ 21.95The second edition of this popular compendium provides the necessary intellectual equipment to engage with and participate in effective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection Features significantly revised, updated and expanded entries, and an entirely new section drawn from methods in the history of philosophy This edition has a broad, pluralistic... more...
Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
Springer 2010; US$ 119.99Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" is so outstanding among modern philosophical works, that it can be termed "the" foundation of modern philosophy. Schopenhauer termed it "the most important book ever to have been written in Europe." Otfried Hoffe guides the reader through the "Critique" one step at a time,... more...
The Cunning of Reason
Cambridge University Press 1988; US$ 44.00This book is a philosophers' attempt to bring together ideas put forward by economists, sociologists and political theorists. The author begins by exploring the economist's assumption that action is rational if it helps to achieve the agent's goals as efficiently as possible. The assumption is explored with the aid of rational-choice theory... more...









