In this article, transhumanism is considered to be a quasi-medical ideology that seeks to
promote a variety of therapeutic and human-enhancing aims. Moderate conceptions are …

The ethical debate about what is now called human gene editing (HGE) has gone on for
more than 50 y. For nearly that entire time, there has been consensus that a moral divide …

Innovation is everywhere. In the world of goods (technology), but also in the world of words:
innovation is discussed in the scientific and technical literature, but also in the social …

In this book two of the leading figures in argumentation theory present a view of
argumentation as a means of resolving differences of opinion by testing the acceptability of …

This book provides a systematic analysis of many common argumentation schemes and a
compendium of 96 schemes. The study of these schemes, or forms of argument that capture …

Argumentation theory is a distinctly multidisciplinary field of inquiry. It draws its data,
assumptions, and methods from disciplines as disparate as formal logic and discourse …

Recent concerns with the evaluation of argumentation in informal logic and speech
communication center around nondemonstrative arguments that lead to tentative or …

Most expressions in natural language are vague. But what is the best semantic treatment of
terms like'heap','red'and'child'? And what is the logic of arguments involving this kind of …

The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy The Blackwell Dictionary of Western
Philosophy??? The style is fresh and engaging, and it gives a broad and accurate picture of …

Argumentation, which can be abstractly defined as the interaction of different arguments for
and against some conclusion, is an important skill to learn for everyday life, law, science …