Dialogical Rhetoric An Essay on Truth and Normativity After Postmodernism

Dialogical Rhetoric An Essay on Truth and Normativity After Postmodernism / by W. Slob.

Contemporary developments in philosophy have declared truth as such troublesome, and not merely gaining access to it. In a systematic survey this study investigates what is at stake when truth is given up. A historical overview shows how the current problem of truth came about, and suggests ways to...

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Main Author: Slob, W. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
Edition:1st ed. 2002.
Series:Argumentation Library, 7
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Logic.
Epistemology.
Modern philosophy.
Religion—Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Truth; what is the problem?
  • 2. A short history of truth and related matters
  • 3. From dialogue to rhetoric
  • 4. What is wrong with fallacies?
  • 5. Holistic incommensurability
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • References.

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