Arguments about Arguments

Following an approach that is empirical but not psychological and dialectical but not dialogical Maurice Finocchiaro defines concepts such as reasoning argument argument analysis critical reasoning methodological reflection judgment critical thinking and informal logic. Including extended critiques of the views of many contemporary scholars he also integrates into the discussion Arnauld''s Port-Royal Logic Gramsci''s theory of intellectuals and case studies from the history of science particularly the work of Galileo Newton Huygens and Lavoisier.