Toulmin's Model of Argument and the Question of Relativism (J. A. Blair Prize, 2005)
In The Uses of Argument, Toulmin proposed a distinction between fielddependent and field-invariant standards for argument appraisal that gave rise to a relativistic understanding of his theory. The main goal of this paper is to show that epistemological relativism is not a necessary consequence ofTo...
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| description | In The Uses of Argument, Toulmin proposed a distinction between fielddependent and field-invariant standards for argument appraisal that gave rise to a relativistic understanding of his theory. The main goal of this paper is to show that epistemological relativism is not a necessary consequence ofToulmin's model of argument. To this end, I will analyze the role that fields are to play within this model, given a certain conception of one of its key elements: the warrant of an argument. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-105d3f206a3244d3befa6395e818c16d2022-12-21T23:57:57ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X2004-01-0124210.22329/il.v24i2.2142Toulmin's Model of Argument and the Question of Relativism (J. A. Blair Prize, 2005)Lilian Bermejo-Luque0Spanish Open UniversityIn The Uses of Argument, Toulmin proposed a distinction between fielddependent and field-invariant standards for argument appraisal that gave rise to a relativistic understanding of his theory. The main goal of this paper is to show that epistemological relativism is not a necessary consequence ofToulmin's model of argument. To this end, I will analyze the role that fields are to play within this model, given a certain conception of one of its key elements: the warrant of an argument.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2142Toulmin 's model of argumentrelativismargument fieldswarrantsinference licensesdeductivism |
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| title | Toulmin's Model of Argument and the Question of Relativism (J. A. Blair Prize, 2005) |
| title_full | Toulmin's Model of Argument and the Question of Relativism (J. A. Blair Prize, 2005) |
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| title_short | Toulmin's Model of Argument and the Question of Relativism (J. A. Blair Prize, 2005) |
| title_sort | toulmin s model of argument and the question of relativism j a blair prize 2005 |
| topic | Toulmin 's model of argument relativism argument fields warrants inference licenses deductivism |
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