Open AccessThe Principle of Vulnerability
Author(s) -
Ralph H. Johnson
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
informal logic
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2293-734X
pISSN - 0824-2577
DOI - 10.22329/il.v17i2.2413
Subject(s) - criticism , argument (complex analysis) , vulnerability (computing) , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , law and economics , political science , law , computer science , computer security , medicine
This paper seeks to articulate and defend the principle that every argument is susceptible to criticism and hence the arguer must not seek to immunize the argument from criticism. Considerations both in support of, and opposed to, the principle are considered.