Stephen Toulmin
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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
The Abuse of Casuistry: A History of Moral Reasoning
An Examination of the Place of Reason in Ethics
[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 ] The Uses of Argument
