Argumentation as an Intellectual Tool in the Knowledge Society

Christian Plantin (1)

1 ICAR - Interactions, Corpus, Apprentissages, Représentations

Contesting the opposition between (scientific) ‘demonstration’ and (rhetorical) ‘argumentation,’ the author claims that argumentation is a full-blown, legitimate way of knowledge acquisition and knowledge-based decision making. The form and substance of argumentative dialogue is presented as a powerful intellectual tool that can build a bridge between the ‘two academic cultures.’

Mots clés: argumentation; société du savoir

Domaines: Linguistique

Christian Plantin. Argumentation as an Intellectual Tool in the Knowledge Society. In Maria Zaleska, Ursula Okulska (eds). Rhetoric, Discourse and Knowledge, Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2016, Collection Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 9783631698761. ⟨10.3726/978-3-653-05993-9⟩. ⟨halshs-01513022⟩