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Epistemic Norms for Public Political Arguments

The aim of the article is to develop precise epistemic rules for good public political arguments, by which political measures in the broad sense are justified. By means of a theory of deliberative ... Philosophy 18 ( 1 ): 64 - 100 . Parfit , Derek. 1997 . Equality and Priority . Ratio, New Series 10: 202 - 221 . Rawls , John. 1989 . The Domain of the Political and Overlapping Consensus . New York Law Review

Fish stories between past and future: competing and complementary heritage imaginaries in the Northeast Adriatic

and discourse conveys the social, cultural, political and economic transformations of the area. The two fish chosen to represent the heritage imaginaries in the Northeast Adriatic Bay of Piran are the ... , cultural, political and economic transformations of the area. According to Salazar (2012) , imaginaries are “socially transmitted representational assemblages that interact with people’s personal

Estuarine territorialization and the port of Hamburg

against port expansion. Conceptually, we formulate a political ecology of estuarine territorialization and show how the materiality and the tidal-fuelled power of the Elbe estuary and constant dredging ... and jeopardized peripheries. Building on urban political ecology, we assume that port- and shipping-related forms of territorialization in the Elbe estuary and beyond are embedded in and the result of

Identity, sociality and mobility: understanding internal fisher migration along India’s east coast

Tamil Nadu, rather than only on the seas, as a strategy for both economic and social mobility. Marine fisheries in India is a caste-based occupation, with its own social and political hierarchy ... rapidly increasing, triggered now by a complex range of factors: the seasonal depletion of fish resources, climate change and environmental hazards, conflict, as well as changes in the global political

Urban environmental ethics and coastal transformations: remapping the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, in a process of marine spatial planning

socionature and power relations. I employ and develop urban ethics as a research agenda, which draws together a diverse scope of work, in particular post-political theory, neoliberal forms of governing and ... that aim for a coastal transition and reorganization entail a normative dimension, and are not only political but in many ways “ethical projects” (Ege & Moser 2020) . The question whether MSP/BE induce

Representing the Structure of a Debate

In this article I aim to use the 1948 Russell-Copleston debate to highlight some recent problems I have experienced teaching argument analysis in my philosophy courses. First, I will use argument ... and forth and also the very nuanced points that each man made. In this article I aim to use this debate to highlight some recent problems I have experienced in teaching philosophy. First, I will begin

Norms of Public Argumentation and the Ideals of Correctness and Participation

advocating a preferred normative framework, our main purpose is to illustrate the complexity of this theme. Argumentation; Deliberation; Dialectics; Disagreement; Epistemology; Legal context; Norm; Political ... equality. Both ideals are understood as independent, yet related sources of political legitimacy. The ideal of correctness requires conformity to certain standards. Standards of a substantive kind concern

Social wellbeing, values, and identity among Caiçara small-scale fishers in southeastern Brazil

grappling with the complex effects of economic, social, political, and environmental changes. We conclude by arguing that fisheries policy that seeks to prioritize human wellbeing would benefit by adopting a ... that particular way of life, and relations with indifferent or even exploitative 1 Recent tumultuous political and economic changes in Brazil and the COVID-19 crisis have had a major impact on Ubatuba

Argumentation and Identity: A Normative Evaluation of the Arguments of Delegates to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference

Arguments may sometimes be advanced with a non-standard function. One such function, it is suggested, is the expression of identity, a practice which may play a significant role in political ... study concludes that while further work is necessary both on understanding the relationship between argument and identity in the political arena, and on the application of argument norms to

Blue boats in deep waters: how aspects of IUU policy impact Vietnamese fish workers

surveillance, fishers face greater precarity as they become subject to the legal and political actions of multiple states. When blue boats are caught outside Vietnamese waters, boat owners, captains, and workers ... ) . EEZ fisheries policies can further be used by individual countries to strengthen their territorial and political control (Raharja and Karim 2022) . The policy shifts towards EEZ regulation and IUU

The Persistent Interlocutor

of philosophy. Pyrrhonians famously claim that our inability to dialectically vindicate our claims against a PI implies scepticism. Adam Leite disagrees (2005). Michael Resorla argues that the debate ... like that of our philosophy teacher and that of Socrates above. Where Rescorla is committed to saying these characters violate the constitutive aim of argumentation, and so engage in the practice

Transnational fishers’ movements: emergence, evolution, and contestation

platforms for engagement. As more platforms emerge for addressing international concerns, intergovernmental bodies have become increasingly implicated in navigating the political integration of diverse global ... , and follows their evolution into the movements they are today. It also examines their political agendas and strategies, and their representation of small-scale fishers in international spaces over the

Intertwined realities — hybrid institutions in the Peruvian fisheries and aquaculture sectors

to suit their respective needs, while intertwining formal and informal practices and institutional arrangements, based on their political leverage or ability to produce hybrid institutional ... ) . However, political factors and economic development models have shaped the way these policies have been designed and enforced in each country. Following pro-market policies and blue economy discourses, the

The Making of Argumentation Theory: A Pragma-dialectical View

of means of persuasion in political and some other domains of discourse (e.g. Zarefsky 1995, 2014, 2021) . As for the theoretical background of these analyses of discourses aimed at persuasion:22 18 ... fallacies, these rules prove their problem-validity as a critical testing procedure.34 31 According to the critical rationalist philosophy, the reasonableness of argumentative discourse depends on its

Individual Differences in Argument Strength Discrimination

be allowed to vote in local elections, because it would increase young people’s participation in political debate. (Causal) Argument 2. Sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to vote in local elections ... allowing 16-year-olds would indeed increase their participation in political debate. For arguments from analogy, reasoners should evaluate the relevant similarities and differences between the points of

Two Types of Refutation in Philosophical Argumentation

; and the practice of providing counterexamples to putative definitions familiar from twentieth century analytic philosophy, focusing on the so-called Gettier problem. Moreover, I discuss Lakatos’ method ... even go as far as saying that ‘giving and asking for reasons’ in favor or against different positions is at the very heart of philosophy. (Which is compatible with recognizing that there are also

Limits to blue economy: challenges to accessing fishing livelihoods in Ghana’s port communities

gaining access to fishing livelihoods in coastal fishing communities close to Ghanaian ports. Drawing on political ecology, the study demonstrates how securitisation in port areas and dispossession has ... of traditional coastal fishing livelihoods to ensure a more equitable blue economy. Blue growth; Small-scale fishing; Coastal development; Political ecology; Displacement; Securitisation Introduction

Analysis across case-based global sustainability projects: an emerging challenge for ocean conflict research in the Anthropocene

Research, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa agreements, treaties, and customs which reflect the political character of the sea and support order, productivity, and peaceful relations among ... case studies. State of the art: Case studies in sustainability research The social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, and others, look back on over a century of

What does gender have to do with the price of tuna? Social-ecological systems view of women, gender, and governance in Fiji’s tuna fishery

, roles, power relations, policies, programs, and services that may differentially impact on social, ecological, economic, cultural, and political realities of people. This paper contributes a “first step ... work on boats falls short of redressing inequality and injustice that is embedded in the social, political, and economic status quo. Gender; Social-ecological systems; Tuna; Fiji; Pacific Introduction

It’s not (only) about Getting the Last Word: Rhetorical Norms of Public Argumentation and the Responsibility to Keep the Conversation Going

actors in a political debate are not willing to listen to each other and put forward arguments and counterarguments when a new initiative is discussed, and to some extent continue to defend the decision ... widely different views and wishes for society without damaging the possibility for future deliberation or even engagement. Important work has been done with similar aims. The political scientist Danielle