: Joseph Agassi, Abraham Meidan
: Beg to Differ The Logic of Disputes and Argumentation
: Copernicus
: 9783319333076
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This book aims to familiarize readers in a very simple and easy manner the rules and proper procedures of rational debate. It will help reduce the frustration that many experience when engaging in debates. The proper conduct of debate is both fun and mentally stimulating, and we trust that implementing the rules of debate outlined in this book will help you and your friends increase your ability to learn, improve and engage in rational and intellectual debates.



Dr. Abraham Meidan,Ph.d., is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Hashavshevet Ltd. and at WizSoft Inc. In addition to the this role, Dr. Meidan serves as the Chairman of Targetech Innovation Center. Dr. Meidan also serves as the Chairman of Afeka, Tel-Aviv Academic College of Engineering and a Director of the Tel-Aviv Technological College. As well as this he was formerly the Director of Optiway Ltd. Prior to founding his software companies, Dr. Meidan served as a Lecturer at the Tel Aviv University. Dr. Meidan holds a Ph.D. from the Tel Aviv University and is an expert in logic.

b>Joseph Agassi Ph, d. is an Israeli academic who specializes in logic, scientific method, and philosophy. He studied at the London School of Economics. He has taught at Boston University, the University of Illinois, the University of Hong Kong and the London School of Economics. He is currently professor of Philosophy, Tel-Aviv University, and York University Toronto. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society of Canada, and the World Academy of Art and Science.

Preface6
Contents8
Introduction10
Chapter 1: On the Frustration That Debates Cause12
Avoiding Frustrating Debates17
Chapter 2: Resolving a Dispute26
Debates About Theories32
Chapter 3: Improving the Wording of the Questions Under Dispute38
Chapter 4: The Burden of Proof52
Generalizations and Existential Statements53
Chapter 5: Disputes About General Facts and Theories56
Ad-hoc Theories58
Simplicity61
Predictions vs. Explanations63
The Theory of Evolution or Evolutionism66
Global Warming68
Chapter 6: Disputes About Statistical Generalizations70
Accidental Patterns77
Debates About Healthy Diets78
Chapter 7: Metaphysical Disputes79
The Mind-Body Problem81
The Problem of Free Choice85
What Is Really the Case?87
Does God Exist?88
Chapter 8: Disputes About History and Predictions93
Long-Range Forecasts99
Global Famine102
Chapter 9: Disputes About Technology, Including Medicine103
Disputes About Advantages and Drawbacks107
Global Warming II109
Chapter 10: Disputes About Ethics and Politics111
The Choice of a Lifestyle111
Criteria for Ethics and Politics112
Politics118
Human Rights120
The Problem of Inequality121
National Rights122
Global Politics123
Popular Political Principles and Styles124
Chapter 11: Disputes About Aesthetics127
Chapter 12: Conclusion132
Appendix: Skepticism136
A Brief History of Skepticism138
Bibliography141
Index142