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100 1 _aSchopenhauer, Arthur,
_d1788-1860
245 1 4 _aThe Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; the Art of Controversy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-01-01
508 _aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: The Art of Controversy" by Arthur Schopenhauer is a philosophical work likely written in the early 19th century. This compilation of essays discusses the dynamics of dialectic and logic, focusing on the strategies and tactics involved in argumentation and debate. Schopenhauer delves into the nature of controversial discourse, highlighting the psychological aspects underlying human obstinacy in disputes, and how often individuals prioritize winning over the pursuit of truth. At the start of this volume, Schopenhauer presents a detailed examination of logic and dialectic, distinguishing between the two terms and their historical usage. He defines dialectic as the art of disputation, especially in contentious contexts where the aim is to triumph over an opponent rather than to ascertain objective truth. Schopenhauer posits that human nature often drives individuals to cling stubbornly to their positions in debates, as they are motivated by vanity and the fear of being proven wrong. This opening establishes a critical framework for understanding his insights into argumentative tactics and the inherent flaws in human reasoning when engaged in controversy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLogic
653 _aDebates and debating
700 1 _aSaunders, T. Bailey
_q(Thomas Bailey),
_d1860-1928
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10731
999 _c52184
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