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Douglas Neil Walton (2 June 1942 – 3 January 2020) was a Canadian philosopher, known for his works on argumentation, logical fallacies and informal logic. He was a Distinguished Research Fellow...
Jun 16, 2020 · Doug Walton, who died in January 2020, was a prolific author whose work in informal logic and argumentation had a profound influence on Artificial Intellig.
- Katie Atkinson, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, Floris Bex, Floris Bex, Thomas F. Gordon, Henry Prakken, H...
- 2020
Jan 1, 2022 · Walton’s theory has had an enormous impact on different fields, starting from philosophy. His perspective of argumentation as a phenomenon inherently pragmatic, in which logics is interwoven ...
Jul 28, 2020 · Douglas Neil (Doug) Walton, a Canadian philosopher, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, on June 2, 1942; he died in Windsor, Ontario, on January 3, 2020. He contributed extensively and influentially to the field of informal logic and the theory of argumentation.
- Erik C. W. Krabbe, Bart Verheij
- 2020
Building on pioneering work by Douglas Walton (2010), and following on a growing literature within computer science, the prevailing answer seems to be “No.”. Instead, only recommenders—agents who put forward an option as the one to be taken—bear a burden of proof.
A leading expert in informal logic, Douglas Walton turns his attention in this new book to how reasoning operates in trials and other legal contexts, with special emphasis on the law of evidence.
Mar 16, 2022 · Douglas Walton, perhaps the most prolific author in Argumentation theory, has been of a great influence in the fields of Informal logic, Artificial intelligence, and Law. His contributions in the field of educational research, in particular in the field of argumentation and education, are less known.
