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(2014) The concept of argument, Dordrecht, Springer.
Argumentation, when enlightened with theory, may achieve a more sophisticated state. Yet without a commitment to reasonableness, it remains in a condition of sophistry. In the present approach, this commitment is modeled on Paul Lorenzen's "principle of transsubjectivity," a principle which demands from the arguers an effort to put their subjective systems into a reflective distance. This is the precondition for an acknowledgment of the Other. In practical terms, it means the consideration of objections in argumentation. When continuously iterated, human reason exhibits a transcendent core: Trust in the potential of autonomous human reasonableness transcends our experiences and ultimately converges with religious faith.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8762-8_10
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Wohlrapp, H. R. (2014). Transsubjectivity, in The concept of argument, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 393-419.
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