Rules of Argument IV – Tactics
Tactics for Argument “The question is which is to be master, that’s all.” – Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking...
Rules for Argument III – Terms
Argument: A discussion on a point, topic or theme following the structure Premise + premise -> conclusion Conclusion: A statement...
Myth in the Origin of Democracy
The central, binding myth for the modern Western state is that of Democracy, celebrated in the festival and performance of...
Rules for Analysis of Argument
Method for analysis of argument (difference between constructing an argument and analysing one is that in the second case both...
Notes on Plato’s Phaedrus (2/2) Argument Against Rhetoricians and Writing
Argument Against Rhetoricians In one sense the second part of Plato’s Phaedrus is an exegesis on the first: a discussion...
Notes on Plato’s Phaedrus (1/2): The Argument for Love
PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: Socrates, Phaedrus. SCENE: Under a plane-tree, by the banks of the Ilissus. SOCRATES: Phaedrus, my friend!...
Rules of Argument (1)
Structure of argument An argument is constituted of a proposition or conclusion, and premises. The proposition or conclusion is the...
Notes for a Tutorial on Humpty Dumpty
Language as Game of Power … there are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents –‘...
Against atheism – third addendum
The Argument from Possibility When contemplating the general question as to the existence of a deity, is is usual to...
Against Atheism – first addendum
It is useful to make it clear what this argument against atheism is not ( this brief piece serves as...