Ethical Argumentation

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Bridging the gap between applied ethics and ethical theory, Ethical Argumentation draws on research in argumentation theory to develop a more realistic model of how ethical justification actually works. Douglas Walton presents a model of ethical argumentation in which ethical justification is analyzed as a defeasible form of argumentation considered in a balanced dialogue. Walton’s model employs techniques such as: asking the appropriate critical questions, probing accepted values, finding nonexplicit assumptions in an ethical argument, and deconstructing emotive terms and persuasive definitions. This book should be of significant interest to scholars and advanced students in applied ethics and theory.