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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

Energy Sovereignty for Native American Nations: The Model Tribal Energy Code

numerous articles on Native American political economy and is the author of the book Strategies and Methods for Tribal Economic Development: Developing Sustainable Prosperity in Native American Communities ... authority forms the legal foundation for the political and economic relationships between the federal government and the governments of federally recognized Tribes.9 From this originating authority

Criminal Law and/as Political Theory

take opposing positions in these debates are nevertheless united in their embrace of Approach 1.5 Approach 2 sees criminal law fundamentally as a topic in political philosophy. On this approach, as

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

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

Triangulating Law and Political-Economic Development

fundamentally economic, eventually, social issues are implicatedand in case of child labor, indicated directly. The sum allows us to triangulate the complexity of elements in law and political economy that can ... political historiography and doctrinal development, and one might expect there would be little new *Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, State University of New York at Fredonia. 1

Political Dysfunction and Constitutional Structure

AMERICAN CONSTITUTION: A DEMOCRATIC PARADOX (STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2017). PP. 272. HARDCOVER $55. INTRODUCTION Our political system is failing us. Public trust in the national government has plummeted ... constitutional structure fails because of the many ways that a political minority can obstruct—or gain control of—the political process. The Electoral College allows for the selection of presidents who receive

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

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

The Proper Structure of Dormant Commerce Clause Review

bear the true political costs of their decisions, because those costs will fall in some measure on the residents of other political jurisdictions. “[T]he Court has often recognized that to the extent ... that the burden of state regulation falls on interests outside the state, it is unlikely to be alleviated by the operation of those political restraints normally exerted when interests within the state

The Critical Minute: Recording and Remembering Early American Political Thought

, R-FINAL COPY (DO NOT DELETE) THE CRITICAL MINUTE: RECORDING AND REMEMBERING EARLY AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT MARY SARAH BILDER, MADISON’S HAND: REVISING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (HARVARD ... good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force.” THE FEDERALIST NO. 1, at 1 (Alexander Hamilton

Mobilizing Roe: The Political Life of a Decision, Beyond Abortion and Beyond Courts

BATTLE FOR PRIVACY (HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2018). PP. 400. HARDCOVER $46.50. MOBILIZING ROE: THE POLITICAL LIFE OF A DECISION, BEYOND ABORTION AND BEYOND COURTS Roe v. Wade1 is the most visible and

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

From Theory of Rhetoric to the Practice of Language Use: The Case of Appeals to Ethos Elements

the two millennia of the development of philosophy of language, rhetoric, and argumentation theory. In this paper, we propose a novel methodology for adapting such theories to serve as applicable tools ... The New Ethos, Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland 1 Department of Philosophy and Anthropology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , Santiago de Compostela , Spain In their book

The Fallacy of Misplaced Presumption

the ‘common people,’ advocacy, and accountability. Anti-elitism is divided into criticism of the political establishment, ... the state as an institution,, ... the political system, and ... media ... conclusions on policy are justified even if they are popular? Are criticism of the political establishment, state, political system, or media justified? Does a referendum, in addition to showing being popular

Unlicensed to Work: An Analysis of the United States

, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”33 To be eligible to apply for asylum, the individual must physically be in the United States or arrive at a U.S. port of entry, such as a border ... I-589, like the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project’s seventeen-page instructional packet.56 While these may aid an asylum seeker who is applying without a lawyer, the size of both the

Politik Kutuplaşma ve Kamu Sektörü İstihdamı

literature on public sector employment. However, as far as we know, previous studies have not addressed the impact of political polarization on the public sector. This study empirically explores the