# For argument's sake

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxColbyCollege
- Speaker: Daniel H. Cohen
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Philosophy, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_h_cohen_for_argument_s_sake)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [For argument's sake](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/daniel_h_cohen_for_argument_s_sake/8dcc6de5009f), 10 min (TED's player)