TY - JOUR T1 - The Contrast between Dogmatic and Critical Arguments JF - Organon F Y1 - 2015 A1 - Frederick, Danny KW - Critical argument KW - critical thinking KW - David Miller KW - dogmatic argument KW - fallibilism KW - falsification KW - inference to the best explanation KW - justification KW - Karl Popper KW - persuasion KW - problem-solving AB - Karl Popper lamented the prevalence of dogmatic argument in philosophy and commended the kind of critical argument that is found in the sciences. David Miller criticises the uncritical nature of so-called critical thinking because of its attachment to dogmatic arguments. I expound and clarify Popper’s distinction between critical and dogmatic arguments and the background to it. I criticise some errors in Miller’s discussion. I reaffirm the need for philosophers to eschew dogmatic arguments in favour of critical ones. IS - 1 VL - 22 SP - 9-20 UR - http://www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav/doc/organon/2015/1/9-20.pdf U2 - Articles U3 - 920 TI - The Contrast between Dogmatic and Critical Arguments ER -