The Art of Controversy
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The Art of Controversy

The Art of Being RightBy Arthur SchopenhauerNarrated by Carl Manchester
Length3h 13m

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The Art of Controversy or The Art of Being Right is an acidulous, sarcastic treatise written by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. In it, Schopenhauer examines a total of thirty-eight methods of showing up one's opponent in a debate. He introduces his essay with the idea that philosophers have concentrated in ample measure on the rules of logic, but have not engaged with the darker art of the dialectic, of controversy. Whereas the purpose of logic is classically said to be a method of arriving at the truth, dialectic, says Schopenhauer, "...on the other hand, would treat of the intercourse between two rational beings who, because they are rational, ought to think in common, but who, as soon as they cease to agree like two clocks keeping exactly the same time, create a disputation, or intellectual contest."

Audiobook details

GenrePhilosophy
Length3 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byCarl Manchester
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 12, 2020
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Opening
7Stratagems 31 to 38
2Preliminary Logic and Dialectic
8On the Comparative Place
3The Basis of All Dialectic
9Psychological Observations
4Stratagems 1 to 10
10On the Wisdom of Life Aphorisms
5Stratagems 11 to 20
11Genius and Virtue
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6Stratagems 21 to 30
12Closing
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