Whately on Arguments Involving Authority
Richard Whately’s views of arguments involving authority are very different in his Elements of Rhetoric and his Elements of Logic. This essay begins by documenting these differences and wondering why they are. It then proceeds to take a broader and more historical view of Whately’s discussions of au...
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| description | Richard Whately’s views of arguments involving authority are very different in his Elements of Rhetoric and his Elements of Logic. This essay begins by documenting these differences and wondering why they are. It then proceeds to take a broader and more historical view of Whately’s discussions of authority and finds him occupying an important developmental ground between his predecessor Locke and contemporary views of the argument from authority. In fact, some of the things we now think are important in a good argument from authority are anticipated by Whately. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70ef681a472e439490cf9746f33d02772022-12-21T19:19:57ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25770824-25772008-02-0126331934010.22329/il.v26i3.456455Whately on Arguments Involving AuthorityHans V. Hansen0University of WindsorRichard Whately’s views of arguments involving authority are very different in his Elements of Rhetoric and his Elements of Logic. This essay begins by documenting these differences and wondering why they are. It then proceeds to take a broader and more historical view of Whately’s discussions of authority and finds him occupying an important developmental ground between his predecessor Locke and contemporary views of the argument from authority. In fact, some of the things we now think are important in a good argument from authority are anticipated by Whately.https://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/456ad hominem, ad verecundiam, argument from authority, administrative authority, dignity authority, epistemic authority, expertise, Jean Goodwin, Douglas Walton, Richard Whately |
| spellingShingle | Hans V. Hansen Whately on Arguments Involving Authority Informal Logic ad hominem, ad verecundiam, argument from authority, administrative authority, dignity authority, epistemic authority, expertise, Jean Goodwin, Douglas Walton, Richard Whately |
| title | Whately on Arguments Involving Authority |
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| title_short | Whately on Arguments Involving Authority |
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| topic | ad hominem, ad verecundiam, argument from authority, administrative authority, dignity authority, epistemic authority, expertise, Jean Goodwin, Douglas Walton, Richard Whately |
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