Debate Dynamics: How Controversy Improves Our Beliefs

• Main Author: Betz, Gregor. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 357
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Genetic epistemology.; Logic.; Science > Philosophy.; Artificial intelligence.; Philosophy.; Epistemology.; Philosophy of Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4599-5

Is critical argumentation an effective way to overcome disagreement? And does the exchange of arguments bring opponents in a controversy closer to the truth? This study provides a new perspective on these pivotal questions. By means of multi-agent simulations, it investigates the truth- and consensu...

Table of Contents:

• 1. General Introduction
• 2. Theory of Dialectical Structures
• Part I: Why Do We Agree? On the Consensus-conduciveness of Controversial Argumentation
• 3. Introduction to Part I.-�4. Random Debates
• 5. Background Knowledge
• 6. Four Argumentation Strategies
• 7. Argumentation Strategies in Many-proponent Debates
• 8. Core Updating
• 9. Core Argumentation
• Part II: How Do We Know? On the Truth-conduciveness of Controversial Argumentation
• 10. Introduction to Part II
• 11. Random Debates
• 12. Background Knowledge
• 13. Four Argumentation Strategies
• 14. Argumentation Strategies in Many-proponent Debates
• 15. Core Updating
• 16. Core Argumentation
• Symbols
• References
• Index.