Giving Reasons: A Linguistic-Pragmatic Approach to Argumentation Theory
This book provides a new, linguistic approach to Argumentation Theory. Its main goal is to integrate the logical, dialectical and rhetorical dimensions of argumentation in a model providing a unitary treatment of its justificatory and persuasive powers. This model takes as its basis Speech Acts Theory in order to characterize argumentation as a second-order speech act complex. The result is a systematic and comprehensive theory of the interpretation, analysis and evaluation of arguments.
Capitalism 4.0: The Birth of a New Economy in the Aftermath of Crisis
In early 2009, many economists, financiers, and media pundits were confidently predicting the end of the American-led capitalism that has shaped history and economics for the past 100 years. Yet the U.S. economic model, far from being discredited, may be strengthened by the financial crisis.
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A teacher's resource pack aimed for the lecturers of secondary schools preparing their students for the new version of oral matura test. Level A2-B1. This set of training resources contains tapescripts, model conversations, and 108 exam cards.
The past presents a harrowing case and an unsettling personal dilemma for Lucas Davenport when the death of a model leads him to suspect one of his own men.
