<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper is a case study. After formulating three norms for critical assessment of argumentation (section 1), I give a brief overview of Galileo’s argumentative strategy in his Dialogue and present his argument for the cause of the tides, which appears as an argument by analogy (section 2). I then discuss possible reconstructions of this argumentation, with one particular suggestion in detail. These arguments seem to fall short, given the aforementioned set of norms (section 3). This leads to my own proposal of Galileo’s argument. I defend this proposal and it’s general idea - that is, the argument’s pattern. It will be classified as ‘interventionist’ and useful regarding the goals of critical assessment (section 4). Finally, I suggest that the pattern of argument is applicable to other cases and useful for applied theory of science (section 5).</p></abstract>

This paper is a case study. After formulating three norms for critical assessment of argumentation (section 1), I give a brief overview of Galileo’s argumentative strategy in his Dialogue and present his argument for the cause of the tides, which appears as an argument by analogy (section 2). I then discuss possible reconstructions of this argumentation, with one particular suggestion in detail. These arguments seem to fall short, given the aforementioned set of norms (section 3). This leads to my own proposal of Galileo’s argument. I defend this proposal and it’s general idea - that is, the argument’s pattern. It will be classified as ‘interventionist’ and useful regarding the goals of critical assessment (section 4). Finally, I suggest that the pattern of argument is applicable to other cases and useful for applied theory of science (section 5).

A New Argument Scheme for Causal Explanations by Analogy? The Case of Galileo’s Explanation of the Tides

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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This paper is a case study. After formulating three norms for critical assessment of argumentation (section 1), I give a brief overview of Galileo’s...

A New Argument Scheme for Causal Explanations by Analogy? The Case of Galileo’s Explanation of the Tides

Published Online: Dec 06, 2018

Page range: 131 - 149

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2018-0032

Keywords
analogy, causation, interventionism, argumentation theory, Galileo Galilei

© 2018 Alexander Kremling, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A New Argument Scheme for Causal Explanations by Analogy? The Case of Galileo’s Explanation of the Tides

Published Online: Dec 06, 2018

Page range: 131 - 149

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2018-0032

Keywordsanalogy, causation, interventionism, argumentation theory, Galileo Galilei

© 2018 Alexander Kremling, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
analogy, causation, interventionism, argumentation theory, Galileo Galilei