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Return to Reason
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The turmoil and brutality of the twentieth century have made it increasingly difficult to maintain faith in the ability of reason to fashion a stable and peaceful world. After the ravages of global conflict and a Cold War that divided the world's loyalties, how are we to master our doubts and face the twenty-first century with hope?
In Return to Reason, Stephen Toulmin argu ...more
In Return to Reason, Stephen Toulmin argu ...more
Paperback, 243 pages
Published
September 30th 2003
by Harvard University Press
(first published 2001)
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One of my favorite books. Gives a compelling and persuasive narrative explaining our traditional neglect of practical reasoning (in favor of abstract reasoning, theorizing, and quantitative modeling). Argues for a reversal of privilege, favoring action research, situated action, and applied reasoning. These are foundational ideas that should be well received in the practical arts such as teaching, nursing, medicine, architecture, and business.
One of the most important books I have read. I tend to re-read it from time to time.
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