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Informal Logic Vol. 34 No. 2 Now Available

Posted in Announcements, Argumentation, Discussion, Informal Logic, Logic, Rhetoric, tagged , , , on June 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Informal Logic

Vol 34, No 2 (2014)

Table of Contents

Articles

Rhetoric, Dialectic and Logic: The Wild-Goose Chase for an Essential Distinction (152-166), Charlotte Jørgensen

The Authority of Citations and Quotations in Academic Papers (167-191), Begoña Carrascal

Throwing the Baby Out with the Water: From Reasonably Scrutinizing Authorities to Rampant Scepticism About Expertise (192-218), Markus Seidel

Critical Reviews

Meta-argumentation, An Approach to  Logic and Argumentation Theory (219-239), J. Anthony Blair

All articles available online, open access: Informal Logic:  Reasoning and Argumentation in Theory and Practice

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Workshop: Aristotle on Bad Arguments

Posted in Argumentation, Fallacies, Logic, Rhetoric, Workshops, tagged , , on May 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Aristotle on Bad Arguments

Leading Minds Research Project.
Leeds, UK
4-5th July, 2014

Why does Aristotle include knowledge of defective arguments within the arts of dialectic and rhetoric? On one attractive way of understanding the nature of Aristotelian rhetoric and dialectic, these are (in large measure) expertises in the use of good arguments and good reasoning to persuade others. How then should we explain the place Aristotle gives to defective arguments (merely apparent enthymemes / syllogisms / refutations, sophisms, and in general invalid and otherwise defective arguments) within his works on these expertises of dialectic and rhetoric (Topics, Sophistical Refutations and Rhetoric)? How should we understand his apparent recommendations regarding the use of such arguments? By what standards of propriety does he mark out arguments as “merely apparent syllogisms/enthymemes”, particularly given his famously “more relaxed” standards for genuine enthymemes in rhetoric?

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Carnegie Mellon Summer School in Logic and Formal Epistemology

Posted in Connections, Logic, Summer School, tagged , on March 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Via LogBlog

In 2014, the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University will hold a three-week summer school in logic and formal epistemology for promising undergraduates in philosophy, mathematics, computer science, linguistics, economics, and other sciences.The goals are to introduce promising students to cross-disciplinary research early in their careers, and forge lasting links between the various disciplines.

The summer school will be held from Monday, June 2 to Friday, June 20, 2014 on the Carnegie Mellon campus. Tuition and accommodations are free.

For more information click on the link below:

Carnegie Mellon Summer School in Logic and Formal Epistemology | Richard Zach | University of Calgary.

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M-Phi: Summer Schools on Epistemology and Cognition in Groningen

Posted in Connections, Summer School, tagged , , on March 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

In the last week of August 2014 (25 to 29), the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen will be hosting TWO co-located summer schools with a common theme, Epistemology and Cognition. One of them will focus on contemporary debates on these topics, while the other will adopt a historical perspective. Below is is the lineup of keynote speakers (common to both summer schools) and tutorials for each of them.

For more details click on the link below.

M-Phi: Summer Schools on Epistemology and Cognition in Groningen.

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CFP: ArgDiaP 2014

Posted in Argumentation, CFP, Computation, Connections, Summer School, Workshops, tagged , , on February 22, 2014| 1 Comment »

First Call for Papers

http://argdiap.pl/argdiap2014

ArgDiaP 2014: the 12th ArgDiaP Conference “From Real Data to Argument Mining”

23-24 May 2014, Warsaw, Poland

IGSAR 2014: the 2nd Interdisciplinary Graduate School on Argumentation and Rhetoric “Corpus Analysis in Argument Studies”

21-24 May 2014, Warsaw, Poland

Submissions are invited for the 12th ArgDiaP conference “From Real Data to Argument Mining” to be held in Warsaw, Poland.

The 12th ArgDiaP conference is dedicated to argument mining. We will discuss techniques and methods for analyzing real data in natural arguments which will ultimately help us to automatically recognize and extract argumentative structures. The confirmed invited speakers are:

  • Prof. Fabio Paglieri (Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione — CNR, Rome, Italy)
  • Prof. Andrea Rocci (Istituto di Argumentazione, Linguistica e Semiotica, Universita della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland)
  • Prof. Patrick Saint-Dizier (Institut de Recherches en Informatique de Toulouse — CNRS, France).

Associated with the conference is the 2nd edition of the Interdisciplinary Graduate School on Argumentation and Rhetoric, IGSAR. Students will participate in two days of introductory tutorials (21-22 May) and in the ArgDiaP conference (23-24 May). Thanks to the financial support offered by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, students may apply for grants to cover a registration fee to participate in four days of IGSAR (accommodation and travel have to be covered by a participant). (more…)

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Job Announcement: IALS, Università della Svizzera Italiana

Posted in Argumentation, Communication, Job Openings, tagged , on February 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The Institute for Argumentation, Linguistics and Semiotics, of the Faculty of Communication Sciences at the Università della Svizzera Italiana is hiring for one position at the Assistant Professor level. Click here for details.

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Grants, via the Coalition for Women Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition | The Blogora

Posted in Communication, Grant Opportunities, Research Projects, Rhetoric, tagged , , on January 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Via the RSA, basic information on grant opportunities for women scholars engaged in projects focused on the history of rhetoric, including synopses. Click on the link below for more information:

More Grants, via the Coalition for Women Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition | The Blogora.

 

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Job Announcement: Two Positions at York University, AOC in Critical Thinking

Posted in Critical Thinking, Job Openings, tagged , , , on January 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies invites applications from qualified candidates for two (2) Alternate Stream (teaching focused) tenure-track appointments at the rank of Assistant Lecturer to begin July 1, 2014. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful candidates must be able to provide documented evidence of excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level and demonstrate commitment to pedagogy with the potential for programmatic leadership. The area of specialization is open and areas of competence are logic and critical thinking. A PhD in Philosophy is required. The successful candidates will be expected to teach multiple sections of the Department’s general education course, Modes of Reasoning, each year along with one or more undergraduate philosophy courses, depending on departmental need. (more…)

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Job Announcement: Professor in Language and Communication at UVA

Posted in Argumentation, Job Openings, tagged , on November 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Faculty of Humanities

The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strongly international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language, history, and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutions in the capital city. Almost 1,000 employees are affiliated with the Faculty, which has about 8,000 students. The Faculty of Humanities consists of six departments.

The department of Dutch Studies has a vacancy for a professor in

Language and communication (in Dutch: Taalbeheersing)
1.0 fte (permanent position)

Profile (more…)

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9th eColloq on Argumentation

Posted in Announcements, Argumentation, Connections, Discussion, tagged , , , , on November 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »

9th eColloq on Argumentation
Thursday DEC 12, 2013, 4 pm Central European Time (Berlin, Rome, Stockholm)
PROGRAM
4.00-4.10 Connect, Welcome
4.10-4:35 Constanza Ihnen (University of Chile): Deliberation and negotiation: Grasping the difference
4:35-4:50 Discussion
4:50-5:00 Break
5:00-5:25 David Godden (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA): Argumentation, rationality, and psychology of reasoning
5:25-5:40 Discussion
Abstracts are available at the above website.
To participate as a discussant, please review the hard- and software requirement (listed under “TechThings”), and send e-mail to frank.zenker@fil.lu.se.

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