Galileo and the art of reasoning : rhetorical foundations of logic and scientific method

Chapter 1 Faith Versus Reason: The Rhetorical Form and Content of Galileo’s Dialogue

Chapter 2 Fact and Reasoning: The Logical Structure of Galileo’s Argument

Chapter 3 Emotion, Aesthetics, and Persuasion: The Rhetorical Force of Galileo’s Argument

Chapter 4 Truth and Method: The Scientific Content of Galileo’s Dialogue

Chapter 5 Theory and Practice: The Methodological Content of Galileo’s Science

Chapter 6 Concreteness and Judgment: The Dialectical Nature of Galileo’s Methodology

Chapter 7 The Primacy of Reasoning: The Logical Character of Galileo’s Methodology

Chapter 8 The Rationality of Science and the Science of Rationality: Critique of Subjectivism

Chapter 9 The History of Science and the Science of History: Critique of Apriorism

Chapter 10 The Erudition of Logic and the Logic of Erudition: Critique of Galileo Scholarship

Chapter 11 The Psychology of Logic and the Logic of Psychology: Critique of the Psychology of Reasoning

Chapter 12 The Rhetoric of Logic and the Logic of Rhetoric: Critique of the New Rhetoric

Chapter 13 The Logic of Science and the Science of Logic: Toward a Science of Reasoning

Chapter 14 Propositional Structure: The Understanding of Reasoning

Chapter 15 Active Involvement: The Evaluation of Reasoning

Chapter 16 Galileo as a Logician: A Model and a Data Basis

Chapter 17 Criticism, Complexity, and Invalidities: Theoretical Considerations