Investigating the Shared Background Required for Argument: A Critique of Fogelin’s Thesis on Deep Disagreement
Robert Fogelin claims that interlocutors must share a framework of background beliefs and commitments in order to fruitfully pursue argument. I refute Fogelin’s claim by investigating more thoroughly the shared background required for productive argument. I find that this background consists not in...
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| description | Robert Fogelin claims that interlocutors must share a framework of background beliefs and commitments in order to fruitfully pursue argument. I refute Fogelin’s claim by investigating more thoroughly the shared background required for productive argument. I find that this background consists not in any common beliefs regarding the topic at hand, but rather in certain shared pro-cedural commitments and competencies. I suggest that Fogelin and his supporters mistakenly view shared beliefs as part of the required background for productive argument because these procedural com-mitments become more difficult to uphold when people’s beliefs diverge widely regarding the topic at hand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebe7d2d486134679b4279c9e8da7a6522022-12-21T18:58:35ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X2008-06-0128210.22329/il.v28i2.541Investigating the Shared Background Required for Argument: A Critique of Fogelin’s Thesis on Deep DisagreementDana Phillips0McMaster UniversityRobert Fogelin claims that interlocutors must share a framework of background beliefs and commitments in order to fruitfully pursue argument. I refute Fogelin’s claim by investigating more thoroughly the shared background required for productive argument. I find that this background consists not in any common beliefs regarding the topic at hand, but rather in certain shared pro-cedural commitments and competencies. I suggest that Fogelin and his supporters mistakenly view shared beliefs as part of the required background for productive argument because these procedural com-mitments become more difficult to uphold when people’s beliefs diverge widely regarding the topic at hand.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/541deep disagreementFogelinframework propositionsbackground beliefscommon groundcultural distance |
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| title | Investigating the Shared Background Required for Argument: A Critique of Fogelin’s Thesis on Deep Disagreement |
| title_full | Investigating the Shared Background Required for Argument: A Critique of Fogelin’s Thesis on Deep Disagreement |
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| title_short | Investigating the Shared Background Required for Argument: A Critique of Fogelin’s Thesis on Deep Disagreement |
| title_sort | investigating the shared background required for argument a critique of fogelin s thesis on deep disagreement |
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