Stephen Toulmin Quotes on Truth
Stephen Edelston Toulmin was a British philosopher of science, ethics, and argumentation. This page collects quotes attributed to Stephen Toulmin on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Stephen Toulmin:
“An argument is an organized presentation of grounds for a claim.”
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Attributed to Stephen Toulmin:
“Practical reasoning rarely fits the pattern of formal proof.”
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Attributed to Stephen Toulmin:
“Cosmopolis is the ambition to govern thought by universal abstract reason; it is also a temptation.”
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Attributed to Stephen Toulmin:
“Rationality is grounded in practical contexts, not in disembodied logic.”