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Acceptable Premises

An Epistemic Approach to an Informal Logic Problem

By: James B. Freeman

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Acceptable Premises

An Epistemic Approach to an Informal Logic Problem

By: James B. Freeman

When, if ever, is one justified in accepting the premises of an argument? What is the proper criterion of premise acceptability? Can the criterion be theoretically or philosophically justified? This is the first book to provide a comprehensive theory of premise acceptability and it answers the questions above from an epistemological approach that the author calls common sense foundationalism. It will be eagerly sought out not just by specialists in informal logic, critical thinking, and argumentation theory but also by a broader range of philosophers and those teaching rhetoric.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139442430

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9781139442435

Argument Structure:

Representation and Theory

By: James B. Freeman

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Argument Structure:

Representation and Theory

By: James B. Freeman

This monograph first presents a method of diagramming argument macrostructure, synthesizing the standard circle and arrow approach with the Toulmin model. A theoretical justification of this method through a dialectical understanding of argument, a critical examination of Toulmin on warrants, a thorough discussion of the linked-convergent distinction, and an account of the proper reconstruction of enthymemes follows.

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224

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400703570

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9789400703575

Labor and the Wartime State

Labor Relations and Law During World War II

By: James B. Atleson

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Labor and the Wartime State

Labor Relations and Law During World War II

By: James B. Atleson

The United States labor movement can credit -- or blame -- policies and regulations created during World War II for its current status. Focusing on the War Labor Board's treatment of arbitration, strikes, the scope of bargaining, and the contentious issue of union security, James Atleson shows how wartime necessities and language have carried over into a very different post-war world, affecting not only relations between unions and management but those between rank and file union members and their leaders.

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324

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University of Illinois Press

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025206674X

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9780252066740

A neoliberal revolution?

Thatcherism and the reform of British pensions

By: Hugh Pemberton,James Freeman,Aled Davies

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A neoliberal revolution?

Thatcherism and the reform of British pensions

By: Hugh Pemberton,James Freeman,Aled Davies

This book examines the Thatcher government’s attempt to revolutionise Britain’s pensions system in the 1980s and create a nation of risk-taking savers with an individual stake in capitalism. Drawing upon recently-released archival records, it shows how the ideas motivating these reforms journeyed from the writings of neoliberal intellectuals into government and became the centrepiece of a plan to abolish significant parts of the UK’s welfare state and replace these with privatised personal pensions. Revealing a government that veered between political caution and radicalism, the book explains why this revolution failed and charts the malign legacy left by the evolutionary changes that ministers salvaged from the wreckage of their reforms. The book contributes to understanding of policy change, Thatcherism, and international neoliberalism by showing how major reforms to social security could reflect neoliberal thought and yet profoundly disappoint their architects.

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366

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Manchester University Press

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1526146517

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9781526146519

What Government Can Do

Dealing with Poverty and Inequality

By: Benjamin I. Page,James R. Simmons

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What Government Can Do

Dealing with Poverty and Inequality

By: Benjamin I. Page,James R. Simmons

Simmons detail what programs have worked and how they can be improved, while introducing the general reader to the fundamentals of social insurance programs such as Social Security and Medicaid, tax structures, minimum wage laws, educational programs, and the concept of "basic needs." Through their discussions of high-profile campaign plans, proposals, successes, and failures, they have written a readable, optimistic, and clear-headed book on government and poverty. And they find that, contrary to popular belief, government policies already do, in fact, help alleviate poverty and economic inequality. Often these policies work far more effectively and efficiently than people realize, and in ways that enhance freedom rather than infringe on it.

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438

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University of Chicago Press

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0226644812

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9780226644813

Perspectives on U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology

By: Titus Galama,James R. Hosek

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Perspectives on U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology

By: Titus Galama,James R. Hosek

Is the United States in danger of losing its competitive edge in science and technology "S & T"? In response to this concern, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness asked RAND to convene a meeting, held on November 8, 2006, to review evidence presented by experts from academia, government, and the private sector. The papers presented at the meeting addressed a wide range of issues surrounding the United States' current and future S & T competitiveness, including science policy, the quantitative assessment of S & T capability, globalization, the rise of Asia "particularly China and India", innovation, trade, technology diffusion, the increase in foreign-born S & T students and workers in the United States, new directions in the management and compensation of federal S & T workers, and national security and the defense industry. These papers provide a partial survey of the facts, challenges, and questions posed by the potential erosion of U.S.S & T capability. The importance of S & T to U.S. prosperity and security warrants that policymakers pay careful attention to the various high-level reports issued over the past ve years that warn of pressures on the U.S. lead in S & T. The intellectual point of embarkation for the RAND meeting was the foremost recent such report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, by the National Academy of Sciences.

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Rand Corporation

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0833041797

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9780833041791

The Future of Private Sector Unionism in the United States

By: James T. Bennett,Bruce E. Kaufman

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The Future of Private Sector Unionism in the United States

By: James T. Bennett,Bruce E. Kaufman

A study of the long-term decline of the labour movement in America, exploring the outlook for labour and unions in the 21st century. There are insights from contributors from a range of backgrounds - academic and non-academic, domestic and foreign, pro- and anti-union.

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483

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Routledge

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131549907X

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9781315499079

Where Custer Fell

Photographs of the Little Bighorn Battlefield Then and Now

By: James S. Brust,Brian C. Pohanka,Sandy Barnard

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Where Custer Fell

Photographs of the Little Bighorn Battlefield Then and Now

By: James S. Brust,Brian C. Pohanka,Sandy Barnard

Historical and contemporary photographs accompany a narrative reflection on Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer's "Last Stand" at the Battle of Little Bighorn, which includes personal accounts of battle veterans.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806138343

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9780806138343

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Acceptable Premises

Acceptable Premises

Argument Structure:

Argument Structure:

Labor and the Wartime State

Labor and the Wartime State

A neoliberal revolution?

A neoliberal revolution?

What Government Can Do

What Government Can Do

Perspectives on U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology

Perspectives on U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology

The Future of Private Sector Unionism in the United States

The Future of Private Sector Unionism in the United States

Where Custer Fell

Where Custer Fell

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