Functionalism, Normativity and the Concept of Argumentation

In her 2007 paper, “Argument Has No Function” Jean Goodwin takes exception with what she calls the “explicit function claims”, arguing that not only are function-based accounts of argumentation insufficiently motivated, but they fail to ground claims to normativity. In this paper I stake out the beg...

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Main Author:	Steven W Patterson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Windsor 2011-03-01
Series:	Informal Logic
Subjects:	functionalism normativity social goods rational doxastic coordination Goodwin
Online Access:	https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/3013

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spelling	doaj-33aff70c93b24cbc9d190d2dd51cf5d02020-11-25T03:24:03ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X2011-03-0131110.22329/il.v31i1.3013Functionalism, Normativity and the Concept of ArgumentationSteven W Patterson0Marygrove CollegeIn her 2007 paper, “Argument Has No Function” Jean Goodwin takes exception with what she calls the “explicit function claims”, arguing that not only are function-based accounts of argumentation insufficiently motivated, but they fail to ground claims to normativity. In this paper I stake out the beginnings of a functionalist answer to Goodwin.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/3013functionalismnormativitysocial goodsrational doxastic coordinationGoodwin
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description	In her 2007 paper, “Argument Has No Function” Jean Goodwin takes exception with what she calls the “explicit function claims”, arguing that not only are function-based accounts of argumentation insufficiently motivated, but they fail to ground claims to normativity. In this paper I stake out the beginnings of a functionalist answer to Goodwin.
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Functionalism, Normativity and the Concept of Argumentation

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