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The Handbook Argumentation Theory provides an up to date survey of the various theoretical contributions to the development of argumentation theory for all scholars interested in argumentation, informal logic and rhetoric. It describes the historical roots of modern argumentation theory that are still an important theoretical background to contemporary approaches. Because of the complexity, diversity and rate of developments in argumentation theory, there is a real need for an overview of the state of the art, the main approaches that can be distinguished and the distinctive features of these approaches. The Handbook covers classical and modern backgrounds to the study of argumentation, the New Rhetoric developed by Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca, the Toulmin model, formal approaches, informal logic, communication and rhetoric, pragmatic approaches, linguistic approaches and pragma-dialectics. The Handbook is co-authored by Frans H. van Eemeren, Bart Garssen, Erik C.W. Krabbe, A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans, Bart Verheij and Jean Wagemans, who are a coherent and prominent writing team whose expertise covers the whole field. The authors are assisted by an international Editorial Board consisting of outstanding argumentation scholars whose fields of interest are represented in the volume.

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Preface.- Acknowledgement.- 1. Argumentation theory.- 2. Classical backgrounds.- 4. Toulmin s model of argumentation.- 5. The new rhetoric.- 6. Formal dialectical approaches.- 7. Informal logic.- 8. Communication studies and rhetoric.- 9. Linguistic approaches.- 10. The pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation.- 11. Argumentation and artificial intelligence.- 12. Research in related disciplines and non-Anglophone areas.- Classified bibliography.- Alphabetical bibliography.- Name Index.- Subject Index.

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"This is a comprehensive textbook on the evolution of Epistemology, Logic, Metaphysics, and Philosophy traced from ancient Greece, Roman, to modern analytical approaches. ... There is an excellent use of footnotes on nearly every page in this work and a complete chapter index as well as an endnote complete bibliography. I recommend this book to all philosophers and students of philosophy especially." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, April, 2016)

"Handbook of Argumentation Theory is meant to be a tool assisting students in finding their way in argumentation theory by providing an up-to-date survey of the various theoretical contributions to the development of this field of research. ... is a true asset for the field of research. ... will be particularly useful for anyone interested in argumentation research, from the uninitiated student to the expert. A book, in short, that shouldn´t be missing in any college or university library." (Ton van Haaften, Argumentation, Vol. 30, 2016)
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