Argument's Peculiar Adversariality
When
Sep. 25, 2026, 3pm to 5pm
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Campus Location
Office/Remote Location
Room 128
Description
John Casey, Dept. of Philosophy, Northeastern Illinois University — This talk proposes a new defense of the thesis that argument is essentially adversarial. While previous defenses of this thesis have centered on the kinds of states beliefs or commitments are, this paper will focus on inference, which is the process that brings these states about. To sketch the core idea: When someone shares reasons with another, they aren’t merely offering a menu of options to take or leave; rather, they’re attempting to make the other person enact the inference directed. Although inference is something one, in a sense, does, it is not an action (like lifting your arm or singing).
Price
Free
Admission Information
Open to the public.
External Sponsor
UNLV Dept. of Philosophy