Overview
Presented as a Vorlesung in the German philosophical tradition, this book presents the most detailed account of Nelson’s method of argument analysis, celebrated by many luminaries such as Karl Popper. It was written in 1921 in opposition to the relativistic, subjectivistic and nihilistic tendencies of Nelson’s time. The book contains an exposition of a method that is a further development of Kant’s transcendental dialectics, followed by an application to the critical analysis of arguments by many famous thinkers, including Bentham, Mill, Poincaré, Leibniz, Hegel, Einstein, Bergson, Rickert, Simmel, Brentano, Stammler, Jellinek, Dingler, and Meinong. The book presents a general theory of philosophical argumentation as seen from the viewpoint of the typical fallacies committed by anybody arguing philosophically, whether professional philosophers or philosophical laypeople. Although the nature of philosophy and philosophical argumentation is one of the most recurrent objects of reflection for philosophers, this book represents the first attempt at a general theory of philosophical fallacy. According to Nelson, it is in the shape of false dilemmas that errors in reasoning always emerge, and false dilemmas are always the result of the same mechanism--the unwitting replacement of one concept for another.
Full Product Details
Author: Leonard Nelson ,
Fernando Leal ,
David Carus
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Volume: 26
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 3.401kg
ISBN: 9783319373232
ISBN 10: 3319373234
Pages: 211
Publication Date: 22 October 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
“The volume under review is an English translation of that edition by Fernando Leal and David Carus with an introduction and annotations by Leal. … The book should hold significant interest for argumentation theorists for several distinct reasons. … this book makes a salutary contribution to several enduring debates in the analysis of argument. Its translation into English is to be welcomed.” (Andrew Aberdein, Argumentation, Vol. 31, 2017)
The volume under review is an English translation of that edition by Fernando Leal and David Carus with an introduction and annotations by Leal. ... The book should hold significant interest for argumentation theorists for several distinct reasons. ... this book makes a salutary contribution to several enduring debates in the analysis of argument. Its translation into English is to be welcomed. (Andrew Aberdein, Argumentation, Vol. 31, 2017)
