tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post1996810189740392153..comments2024-03-28T05:47:54.177+00:00Comments on Philosophical Disquisitions: Book Recommendations ♯1: Just the ArgumentsJohn Danaherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761686258507859309noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post-71106197248909637652012-01-26T18:58:10.247+00:002012-01-26T18:58:10.247+00:00Great review. You should copy&paste it over at...Great review. You should copy&paste it over at amazon. When I bought the book it didn't have any reviews yet and so I almost didn't pick it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post-17493682718510899012012-01-26T16:53:00.555+00:002012-01-26T16:53:00.555+00:00That's fair dinkum, Bruce.That's fair dinkum, Bruce.John Danaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761686258507859309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post-13342103323231820852012-01-26T15:00:14.700+00:002012-01-26T15:00:14.700+00:00One of the two authors' names is not "Bru...One of the two authors' names is not "Bruce." That's going to cause a bit of confusion. Do you mind if we call him "Bruce," just to keep things clear?<br /><br />Philosophy Department, University of WoolloomoolooMiles Rindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733605717776262840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post-28323445768059930372012-01-26T11:14:02.412+00:002012-01-26T11:14:02.412+00:00Yes I agree. Some excellent stuff, some rational r...Yes I agree. Some excellent stuff, some rational reconstructions, and some "charitable" (?) reinterpretations. But still a useful book.<br /><br />How is your argument-mapping project coming along? I've been thinking this new ibooks program might provide some opportunities for creating interactive philosophy texts with some ability to view (and maybe build) argument maps (as end of chapter exercises or something). No idea how it would work, but I think it could be good.John Danaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761686258507859309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post-62832385299916377102012-01-26T08:18:45.206+00:002012-01-26T08:18:45.206+00:00I've been using this book to test argument map...I've been using this book to test argument mapping techniques. Some of these are brilliant, some are "rational reconstructions" of arguments, and some are modern interpretations that seem to have little to do with the argument as it was first presented. But nevertheless it is an excellent book overall, and I concur with your assessment.John S. Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417266986565803683noreply@blogger.com