Infinite regress arguments

Infinite regress arguments are part of a philosopher's tool kit of argumentation. But how sharp or strong is this tool? How effectively is it used? The typical presentation of infinite regress arguments throughout history is so succinct and has so many gaps that it is often unclear how an infin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gratton, Claude (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer 2010.
Colección:Argumentation library ; 17.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is an Infinite Regress Argument?
  • The Formal and Nonformal Logic of Infinite Concatenating Regresses
  • Viciousness
  • Circular Definitions, Circular Explanations, and Infinite Regresses
  • Infinite Regresses and Recurring Questions
  • Infinite Regresses of Recurring Problems and Responses.