Govier's "Invention" of the Theory of Argument

Authors

  • Ralph H. Johnson University of Windsor, Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v33i2.3890

Abstract

In this paper, I propose that the inquiry known as a/the theory of argument is the “invention” of Trudy Govier, using that term in its rhetorical sense, viz., the process of choosing ideas appropriate to the subject. In her (1987) paper, “Is a Theory of Argument Possible?” Govier used the idea of theory of argument to focus her discussion on problems in argument analysis and evaluation that came to light in the 1970s and 1980s. The idea of a theory of argument was already there but Govier “discovered” it in the sense that she made its potential clear.

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Published

2013-05-30

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Vol. 33 No. 2 (2013): Special Issue in Honour of Trudy Govier

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