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The limitations of the open mind /

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When we should engage with those we disagree with? Jeremy Fantl argues that sometimes we can know that arguments for controversial ideas go wrong even without engaging critically with them or figuring out where they err. Sometimes we shouldn't engage critically with an argument and, if we do en...

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Main Author: Fantl, Jeremy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Reasoning.
Discussion > Philosophy.
Debates and debating > Philosophy.
Discussion > Philosophie.
Débats et controverses > Philosophie.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
Reasoning
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:When we should engage with those we disagree with? Jeremy Fantl argues that sometimes we can know that arguments for controversial ideas go wrong even without engaging critically with them or figuring out where they err. Sometimes we shouldn't engage critically with an argument and, if we do engage, we shouldn't engage open-mindedly.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192535320
0192535323
9780191845741
0191845744