Essays on Argumentation in Antiquity

Introduction
Contents
1 Truth Attending Persuasion: Forms of Argumentation in Parmenides
	1.1 Road of Truth
	1.2 Missing Premises
	1.3 Signs of Necessity
	Works Cited
2 Argumentation and Persuasion in Classical Chinese Literature
	Bibliography
3 Gorgias and the Weakness of Logos
	3.1 Some Preliminaries
	3.2 Gorgias and the Power of logos: The ‘Encomium of Helen’
	3.3 Gorgias and the Weakness of Logoi: The ‘Defense of Palamedes’
	References
4 Plato’s Dialogues: Dialectic, Orality and Character
	4.1 Public Debates and Dialectic as Regimented Debate
	4.2 Rules for Dialectical Bouts
	4.3 From Oral to Written Arguments: The Delimitation Problem
	4.4 Classifying Plato’s Dialogues
	4.5 Argumentation Theory
	References
5 What is the Difference Between the Dialectical and Rhetorical Use of Arguments? A Paradigm-Based Approach to Plato’s Socrates
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 The Problems of the Common Interpretations and the Manifold Differences Between Rhetoric and Dialectic
		5.2.1 Option One: The Role of Persuasion
		5.2.2 Option Two: The Good vs. The Bad Persuasion
		5.2.3 Option Three: The Procedure and Form of the Argumentation
		5.2.4 Option Four: Requirements for the Arguments Used
		5.2.5 Option Five: The Importance of Methodology
		5.2.6 Option Six: A Difference in Content and the Role of the Ti-Estin Question
		5.2.7 Option Seven: Context or General Worldview
		5.2.8 Summary
	5.3 The Consequences
	5.4 Conclusion
	Bibliography
6 Platonic βραχυλογία and Aristotle on Say-What-You-Believe
	6.1 A Manner of Speaking
	6.2 Plato’s Gorgias and Aristotle
	6.3 Say-What-You-Believe Requirements
	References
7 Rhetoric, Dialectic and Shame in Plato’s Gorgias
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Gorgias, Polus and Callicles
	7.3 Socrates’ Theses
	7.4 Challenging the Dogmatic Reading
	7.5 Socrates’ Inconclusive Elenchus
	7.6 Elenchus and Free Speech
	7.7 Elenchus and Fairness
	7.8 A Myth About Real Justice
	References
8 The Prospects for Rhetoric in the Late Plato
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Vickers’ View of Plato
	8.3 Dialectic and Rhetoric
	8.4 The Position of the Later Dialogues (Sophist, Statesman, Philebus, and Laws)
	8.5 Conclusion: The Reluctant Rhetorician—Plato’s Recognition of the Power of Rhetoric
	References
9 Does Plato Have a Theory of Induction? Epagōgē and the Method of Collection “Purified” of the Senses
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 The Meaning of Epagōgē
	9.3 Robinson’s Rejection of Platonic Epagōgē
	9.4 A Refutation of Robinson
	9.5 Collection as Generalization from Sensibles
	9.6 Purification in the Sophist
	9.7 The Statesman on Purification
	9.8 The Purification of Collection
	9.9 The God-Given Path
	9.10 Reflections on Epagōgē in Aristotle and Plato
	References
10 Endoxa and Epistemology in Aristotle’s Topics
	10.1 The Epistemological Role Envisioned for Dialectic in the Topics
	10.2 How Could Dialectical Skill Help
	10.3 What Are Endoxa?
	10.4 The Platonic Account
	References
11 Was Aristotle a Virtue Argumentation Theorist?
	11.1 What Are Virtue Theories of Argumentation?
		11.1.1 Virtue Epistemology
		11.1.2 Critical Thinking Dispositions
		11.1.3 Virtues of Argument
	11.2 What Does Aristotle Say About Character and Argument?
		11.2.1 Topics VIII
		11.2.2 Rhetoric I
		11.2.3 Rhetoric II
	11.3 Is the Phronimos an Ideal Arguer?
	References
12 Seneca’s Argumentation and Moral Intuitionism
	12.1 Moral Intuitionism and Sinnott-Armstrong’s Objection
	12.2 How Seneca Argues
		12.2.1 The Source of Moral Illusions
		12.2.2 Semi-Formal Strategies for Undoing Illusions
		12.2.3 The Argumentative Context
	12.3 Updated Senecean Intuitionism
	References
13 Aristotelian Dialectic, Argumentation Theory and Artificial Intelligence
	13.1 Introduction
	13.2 Standard Types of Dialogue in Argumentation Theory
	13.3 Aristotle on Classifying Types of Arguments and Reasoning
	13.4 The Core Structure of Aristotelian Dialectic
	13.5 Dialectical Features Surrounding the Core Structure
	13.6 Deliberation Dialogue
	13.7 Examination Dialogue
	13.8 Schemes and Dialogues in Artificial Intelligence
	13.9 Mapping Dialogues into Argument Diagrams
	13.10 Conclusions
	References