Philosophy, Adversarial Argumentation, and Embattled Reason

Philosophy’s adversarial argumentation style is often noted as a factor contributing to the low numbers of women in philosophy. I argue that there is a level of adversariality peculiar to philosophy that merits specific feminist examination, yet doesn’t assume controversial gender differences claim...

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Main Author: Phyllis Rooney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2010-08-01
Series:Informal Logic
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Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/3032