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For argument's sake

Daniel H. Cohen · TED

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About

Why do we argue? To out-reason our opponents, prove them wrong, and, most of all, to win! Right? Philosopher Daniel H. Cohen shows how our most common form of argument -- a war in which one person must win and the other must lose -- misses out on the real benefits of engaging in active disagreement.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxColbyCollege
Speaker
Daniel H. Cohen
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Philosophy, Languages and linguistics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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