On What a Good Argument Is, in Science and Elsewhere
| dc.contributor.author | Rainer, Ebert | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-09T07:45:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-09T07:45:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article investigates what constitutes good reason, in particular in scientific communication. I will start out with a general description of what scientists do and will identify the good argument as an integral part of all science. Employing some simple examples, I will then move on to derive some necessary conditions for the goodness of an argument. Along the way, I will introduce various basic concepts in logic and briefly talk about the nature of human knowledge. I will conclude by relating my discussion of good reasoning in science to critical thinking in general and explain why I believe that critical thinking is at the heart of a well-functioning liberal democracy. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rainer Ebert, “On What a Good Argument Is, in Science and Elsewhere,” Dhaka University Journal on Journalism, Media and Communication Studies 1 (May 2011), pp. 17-26 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4588 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Dhaka University Journal on Journalism, Media and Communication Studies 1 | en_US |
| dc.title | On What a Good Argument Is, in Science and Elsewhere | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |