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Showing posts with label Arguments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arguments. Show all posts

20 Apr 2011

Reason Knowing Arguments

There are four main ways of knowing, and reasoning is one of them. Reason- refers to the collective endeavor by which people construct meaning together by exchanging, modifying and improving their ideas and opinions¹. When someone makes a claim to know, it is legitimate to ask for reasons and to expect that these will be coherent. Arguments require consistency; the sense that they follow a pattern which fits with the experience of the individual. In this essay I look into the strengths and weaknesses of reasoning as applied to two different areas of knowledge, namely; human sciences and ethics.

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