A Theory of Philosophical Fallacies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)

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, Poincare, 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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Argumentation Library, 26
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Leonard Nelson
Translators:	Fernando Leal • David Carus
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	211
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-37323-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
LSN:	3-319-37323-4
Barcode:	9783319373232

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