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"Logic and Argumentation", Groningen, June 2003

Logic and Argumentation, Groningen

         Friday, 20 June 2003, 9.00-17.00

On 20 June 2003, on the occasion of the promotion of J.A. van Laar the day
before, the Theoretical Philosophy group of the University of Groningen
will host an international symposium on ambiguity and other subjects on
the border between logic and argumentation-theory. Speakers include Martin
van Hees, Anna Pilatova, Douglas Walton (keynote), Guido Vanackere, Taeda
Jovicic, Jos Plug, Peter Houtlosser en Frans van Eemeren. The day will be
concluded with an extended discussion of the thesis of Jan Albert van
Laar: The Dialectic of Ambiguity. Location: Filosofisch Instituut, A-Weg
30, Room 201, Groningen.

 Programme:

  9.00 -  9.30 Coffee
  9.30 - 10.05 Martin van Hees: THE DISCURSIVE PARADOX
 10.10 - 10.45 Anna Pilatova: AMBIGUITY AND INDEXICALITY OF PROPER
               NAMES
 10.45 - 11.00 Coffee
 11.00 - 12.00 Douglas Walton, keynote speech: EXAMINATION DIALOGUE:
               THE DIALECTICAL FRAMEWORK OF PEIRASTIC ARGUMENTATION
 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
 13.00 - 13.35 Guido Vanackere: AMBIGUITY-ADAPTIVE LOGIC AND CONSENSUS
 13.40 - 14.15 Taeda Jovi: EFFECTIVE ARGUMENTATIVE STRATEGIES: THEIR ROLE
               IN RESOLVING CONFLICTS OF OPINION
 14.15 - 14.30 Tea
 14.30 - 15.05 Jos Plug: UNCLEARNESS AND AMBIGUITY IN THE FORMULATION OF
               LEGAL ARGUMENTATION
 15.10 - 15.45 Peter Houtlosser en Frans van Eemeren: MORE ABOUT FALLACIES
               AS DERAILMENTS OF STRATEGIC MANEUVERING: THE CASE OF TU
               QUOQUE.
 15.50 - 16.50 A CONTINUED DISCUSSION ABOUT 'THE DIALECTIC OF
               AMBIGUITY'

For more information, contact Erik Krabbe (erik@philos.rug.nl) or Jan
Albert van Laar janalbert@philos.rug.nl