(1) Where's Your Argument? Informal Logic, Critical Thinking and Argumentation
A Two-Day Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire UK
Monday and Tuesday April 12th & 13th 2010
Frans van Eemeren: The Pragma-Dialectical Approach to Argument
Lars Hertzberg: The Grammar of Inference
Don S. Levi: The Informality of Logic
Michael Loughlin: The "Evidence Based Medicine" Debate
Steven Poole: Unspeak
John Powell: Criteria for Good Argument
Rupert Read: “Reframing” and “Unspeak” or Politics Without Propaganda?
Jamie Whyte: Bad Thoughts and Worse Policies
The conference is FREE to attend, but you must book a place before April 1st 2010. We can arrange discounted accommodation, for a small booking fee.
For information, including details about our CALL FOR PAPERS, Email: whereisyourargument.mmu(a)googlemail.com
Webpage: http://www.cheshire.mmu.ac.uk/ids/home/news/whereisyourargument.php
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=261974951403
The conference is supported by donations from the Aristotelian Society, the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, the Mind Association, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies MMU Cheshire & RIHSC MMU Organisers: Ben Cassidy and Phil Hutchinson
(2) Being Frank: Frank Ebersole, Ludwig Wittgenstein & the Enduring Influence of Ordinary Language Philosophy
A Two-Day Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire UK
Thursday and Friday April 15th & 16th 2010
Wes Sharrock
Rupert Read
John Powell
Fred Mosedale
Derek A. McDougall
Don S. Levi
Kelly Dean Jolley
Eugen Fischer
The conference is FREE to attend, but you must book a place before April 1st 2010 We can arrange discounted accommodation, for a small booking fee.
For information, including details about our CALL FOR PAPERS email: beingfrank.mmu(a)googlemail.com
webpage: http://www.cheshire.mmu.ac.uk/ids/home/news/beingfrank.php Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=476643365500
Organisers: Ben Cassidy and Phil Hutchinson