Argument Maps as Representational Tools
Description
Do we need new laws to restrict gun ownership in this country? Should doctors be allowed to help very sick patients bring about their own death? Is it wrong to stare at an attractive person as they walk down the street? To deliver a compelling answer to such questions, you have to do more than articulate your opinion. You have to build an argument.
An argument map is a great tool for evaluating arguments. It allows you to represent the logical structure of arguments graphically. Graphic representation makes it easy to isolate the logical relationships between individual claims, which is quite difficult to do when arguments are presented in prose form.
Charles Rathkopf, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Iona College, New York, explores these ideas in his presentation for the Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy held in Clinton, New York. Professor Rathkopf's talk focuses on lessons learned from working with argument maps during daily class sessions over the course of the two-week summer program.
Type of Work
Presentation
Event Name
Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy
Event Sponsor
Philosophy Department, Hamilton College
Event Location
Clinton, NY, USA
Presentation Date
7-9-2018
Hamilton Areas of Study
Philosophy
Hamilton Scholarship Series
Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy
Notes
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