Raison, argumentation et légitimation

Argumentation abstraite et concepts formels A formal concept view of abstract argumentation

This paper for the first time presents a parallel between two important theories for the treatment of information which address questions that are apparently completely different and that are studied by research communities that are fully distinct : the formal concept analysis theory on the one hand and the abstract theory of argumentation on the other hand. These two theories exploit a binary ...

Articulation entre élaboration de solutions et argumentation polyphonique

RÉSUMÉ Cette analyse tente d'une part de montrer l'articulation entre l'expression des arguments exprimés en (dé)faveur de la demande de modifications et de la solution existante et la co-élaboration de nouvelles solutions, et d'autre part le rôle du processus de la polyphonie (« plusieurs voix »). … MOTS-CLÉS Pragma-dialectique, ergonomie de la conception, argumentation polyphonique 1. INTRODU...

The raison d'être of chemical ecology.

Chemical ecology is a mechanistic approach to understanding the causes and consequences of species interactions, distribution, abundance, and diversity. The promise of chemical ecology stems from its potential to provide causal mechanisms that further our understanding of ecological interactions and allow us to more effectively manipulate managed systems. Founded on the notion that all organism...

Spreading the practice of evidence-based medicine: MetaStar's raison d'etre.

On cytoadhesion of Plasmodium vivax: raison d'être?

It is generally accepted that Plasmodium vivax, the most widely distributed human malaria parasite, causes mild disease and that this species does not sequester in the deep capillaries of internal organs. Recent evidence, however, has demonstrated that there is severe disease, sometimes resulting in death, exclusively associated with P. vivax and that P. vivax-infected reticulocytes are able to...