Claude Gratton (University of Toronto (PhD)): Publications

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University of Toronto, St. George Campus

Graduate Department of Philosophy

PhD, 1995

Areas of Interest

Logic and Philosophy of Logic

20th Century Philosophy

General Philosophy of Science

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Louis Althusser, Sur la philosophie (review)
Philosophy in Review 15 1-1. 1995.

20th Century Continental Philosophy Louis Althusser
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From The Editor
Informal Logic 20 (2). 2000.

Informal Logic
45

Commentary on Friemann
Aspects of the Logic of Infinite Regress Arguments
Dissertation, University of Toronto (Canada). 1995.

I investigate various logical and contextual factors involved in the derivation and use of infinite regresses in infinite regress arguments. I discuss the concept of a regress; identify different kinds of infinite regresses; clarify the core structure of most infinite regress arguments; use the logic of binary relations to explain the derivation of the most common kind of infinite regress encountered in my research; explain how circular definitions and circular explanations entail infinite regre…Read more
I investigate various logical and contextual factors involved in the derivation and use of infinite regresses in infinite regress arguments. I discuss the concept of a regress; identify different kinds of infinite regresses; clarify the core structure of most infinite regress arguments; use the logic of binary relations to explain the derivation of the most common kind of infinite regress encountered in my research; explain how circular definitions and circular explanations entail infinite regresses; discuss the rhetorical features of infinite regress arguments that are presented or analyzed in terms of recurring questions and answers; examine different conditions under which an infinite regress is used to refute a statement; identify different structures of infinite regress arguments that are presented or analyzed in terms of recurring problems and solutions

Philosophical Methods
94

W. Peter Robinson, Arguing to Better Conclusions. A Human Odyssey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey, 2006, ISBN:0-8058-5951-9
Argumentation 23 (2): 291-292. 2009.
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Sharon Bailin and Mark Battersby: Reason in Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking: MacGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2010, 348 pp (review)
Argumentation 27 (1): 93-96. 2013.

Informal Logic
Louis Althusser, Ecrits philosophiques et politiques (review)
Philosophy in Review 15 303-303. 1995.
135

Critical Thinking and Emotional Well-Being
Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines 20 (3): 39-51. 2001.

I describe some pedagogical challenges of teaching critical thinking, and propose one way of partly meeting them: the application of critical thinking skills to beliefs responsible for our emotions. I suggest ways of introducing the topic of emotions in our critical thinking courses, describe a project assigned to my students, and provide a model of the project.

Informal Logic

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Claude Gratton

Louis Althusser, Sur la philosophie (review)
Philosophy in Review 15 1-1. 1995.

From The Editor
Informal Logic 20 (2). 2000.

Commentary on Friemann

Aspects of the Logic of Infinite Regress Arguments
Dissertation, University of Toronto (Canada). 1995.

W. Peter Robinson, Arguing to Better Conclusions. A Human Odyssey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey, 2006, ISBN:0-8058-5951-9
Argumentation 23 (2): 291-292. 2009.

Sharon Bailin and Mark Battersby: Reason in Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking: MacGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2010, 348 pp (review)
Argumentation 27 (1): 93-96. 2013.

Louis Althusser, Ecrits philosophiques et politiques (review)
Philosophy in Review 15 303-303. 1995.

Critical Thinking and Emotional Well-Being
Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines 20 (3): 39-51. 2001.

Claude Gratton

Louis Althusser, Sur la philosophie (review) Philosophy in Review 15 1-1. 1995.

From The Editor Informal Logic 20 (2). 2000.

Commentary on Friemann

Aspects of the Logic of Infinite Regress Arguments Dissertation, University of Toronto (Canada). 1995.

W. Peter Robinson, Arguing to Better Conclusions. A Human Odyssey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey, 2006, ISBN:0-8058-5951-9 Argumentation 23 (2): 291-292. 2009.

Sharon Bailin and Mark Battersby: Reason in Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking: MacGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2010, 348 pp (review) Argumentation 27 (1): 93-96. 2013.

Louis Althusser, Ecrits philosophiques et politiques (review) Philosophy in Review 15 303-303. 1995.

Critical Thinking and Emotional Well-Being Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines 20 (3): 39-51. 2001.

Louis Althusser, Sur la philosophie (review)
Philosophy in Review 15 1-1. 1995.

From The Editor
Informal Logic 20 (2). 2000.

Aspects of the Logic of Infinite Regress Arguments
Dissertation, University of Toronto (Canada). 1995.

W. Peter Robinson, Arguing to Better Conclusions. A Human Odyssey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey, 2006, ISBN:0-8058-5951-9
Argumentation 23 (2): 291-292. 2009.

Sharon Bailin and Mark Battersby: Reason in Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking: MacGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2010, 348 pp (review)
Argumentation 27 (1): 93-96. 2013.

Louis Althusser, Ecrits philosophiques et politiques (review)
Philosophy in Review 15 303-303. 1995.

Critical Thinking and Emotional Well-Being
Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines 20 (3): 39-51. 2001.