Stephen Toulmin

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Contents 1 Biography 2 Article Summaries 3 Additional Works/Publications 3.1 Books 3.2 Articles/Essays 4 Further Readings 5 Other Scholarly Views 5.1 Agreement 5.2 Opposition 6 References 7 External Links

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

• A mapping out of Toulmin's Analysis