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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Stephen Toulmin (25 March 1922 - 4 December 2009) was an educator, philosopher, and author. A disciple of Ludwig Wittengenstein, he rejected the extremes of absolutism and relativism, arguing that neither has any kind of practical value. Toulmin examined ethics, moral reasoning, and science, and is perhaps best known for his system of argumentation analysis, which he postulated while developing practical argumentation as a response to absolutism and relativism.
Stephen Toulmin (25 March 1922 - 4 December 2009) was an educator, philosopher, and author. A disciple of Ludwig Wittengenstein, he rejected the extremes of absolutism and relativism, arguing that neither has any kind of practical value. Toulmin examined ethics, moral reasoning, and science, and is perhaps best known for his system of argumentation analysis, which he postulated while developing practical argumentation as a response to absolutism and relativism.
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== Additional Works/Publications ==
== Additional Works/Publications ==
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==== Books ====
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: [http://books.google.com/books/about/The_abuse_of_casuistry.html?id=N1TiJgiWcqQC The Abuse of Casuistry: A History of Moral Reasoning]
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: [http://books.google.com/books/about/An_examination_of_the_place_of_reason_in.html?id=v__WAAAAMAAJ An Examination of the Place of Reason in Ethics]
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: [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ce_obykgf8cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=An+Introduction+to+the+Philosophy+of+Science&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qLs8T7z-A6bg2QXj9sX-Bw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=An%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Philosophy%20of%20Science&f=false An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science]
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: [http://books.google.com/books?id=8UYgegaB1S0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Uses+of+Argument&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yrs8T6K3HoG02AXZ3qmFCA&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Uses%20of%20Argument&f=false The Uses of Argument]
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==== Articles/Essays ====
== Further Readings ==
== Further Readings ==
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== Other Scholarly Views ==
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==== Agreement ====
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Those authors that agree with Toulmin.
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==== Opposition ====
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Those authors that disagree with Toulmin.
== References ==
== References ==
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* [http://owlet.letu.edu/contenthtml/research/toulmin.html A mapping out of Toulmin's Analysis]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Toulmin#The_Toulmin_Model_of_Argument Stephen Toulmin Wikipedia]

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Biography

Stephen Toulmin (25 March 1922 - 4 December 2009) was an educator, philosopher, and author. A disciple of Ludwig Wittengenstein, he rejected the extremes of absolutism and relativism, arguing that neither has any kind of practical value. Toulmin examined ethics, moral reasoning, and science, and is perhaps best known for his system of argumentation analysis, which he postulated while developing practical argumentation as a response to absolutism and relativism.

Article Summaries

Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"

Additional Works/Publications

Books

The Abuse of Casuistry: A History of Moral Reasoning
An Examination of the Place of Reason in Ethics
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
The Uses of Argument

Articles/Essays

Further Readings

Other Scholarly Views

Agreement

Those authors that agree with Toulmin.

Opposition

Those authors that disagree with Toulmin.

References

External Links

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