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Stephen Edelston Toulmin
Stephen Edelston Toulmn was born in london, UK to Geoffrey Edelson Toulmin and Doris Holman Toulmin. -
1942-1948
Stephen earned his bachelor of arts degree from King's College, Cambridge, where he was a Cambridge apostle. he was than hired by the Ministry of Aircraft Production where he served as a junior scientific officer at the Malvern Radar Research and Station and than went to Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary force in germany during World War ll. after the war was over he returned where he earned his master of arts degree and a PhD in philosophy from Cambridge University. -
philosopher 1953
Stephen Toulmin, who taught at Oxford University from 1949 to 1954, wrote his second book, The Philosophy of Science: An Introduction. Toulmin's contributions to the field have been significant. His interest in the history of ideas, particularly scientific theories, has led to several influential books, most notably "The Philosophy of Science: An Introduction." This book has been widely praised for its clear and accessible style and insights into the nature of scientific inquiry. -
1958, Toulmin Model
Toulmin was a philosopher who had a profound impact on the field of argumentation. His work influenced debates in meta-philosophy, the philosophy of science, communication, humanism, modernity, and ethics. He was particularly drawn to the Toulmin Model, a structure for analyzing arguments that Toulmin had developed in the 1950s. The model was simple yet powerful, consisting of six elements: claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier, and rebuttal.