Steps Towards an Evolutionary Account of Argumentative Competence
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https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v35i2.4115Keywords:
Adaptation, argumentation, cooperation, evolution, niche, reputationAbstract
In this paper a tentative explanation of the competence of argumentation from an evolutionary point of view is offered. Because in contemporary argumentation theory and the informal logic approach the evolutionary perspective has been neglected, this paper gives an initial overview on the matter with the hope that core aspects of the argumentative faculty—such as argumentative normativity, the function of arguments, or fallacious moves, among others—can be seen differently afterwards. In order to specify the proposal, the main concepts considered are the notion of collective intentionality, cooperation, reputation, niche construction and, of course, basic evolutionary terms.Downloads
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2015-05-29
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