How Philosophical is Informal Logic?

Authors

  • John Woods

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v20i2.2266

Keywords:

informal logic, logic argument, argumentation, logical form, formal logic, formal description, idealization, models, epistemology, philosophy, proper basicality, justification. relevance, acceptability, sufficiency

Abstract

Consider the proposition, "Informal logic is a subdiscipline of philosophy". The best chance of showing this to be true is showing that informal logic is part of logic, which in turn is a part of philosophy. Part 1 is given over to the task of sorting out these connections. If successful, informal logic can indeed be seen as part of philosophy; but there is no question of an exclusive relationship. Part 2 is a critical appraisal of the suggestion that informal logic is applied epistemology. Part 3 examines the claim that informal logic has failed to penetrate into mainstream philosophy, and suggestions for amelioration are considered.

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Published

2000-01-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2000)

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