JOHN ANTHONY BLAIR
Last Revised: AUGUST 2007
CONTENTS:
1. GENERAL
2.
PUBLICATIONS
3.
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH
4.
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
5.
TEACHING
6.
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
1. GENERAL
Current Co-Director, Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation and Rhetoric, Univ. of WindsorPositions: Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Univ. of Windsor
Address:
Centre for Research in Reasoning
Argumentation & Rhetoric
c/o Department of Philosophy
University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
T: 1.519.253.3000 Ext. 2408 F: 1.519.971.3610 E: tblair@uwindsor.ca
Post-secondary education
B.A.(Honours Philosophy), McGill University
Ph.D. candidate, M.A. (Philosophy), University of Michigan
Academic employment history
University Professor, University of Windsor, 2002-2006Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Windsor, 1987-2002
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Windsor, 1981-87
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Windsor, 1968-1981
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Windsor, 1967-68.
Honours and Awards
Professional memberships
Canadian Philosophical Association
American Forensic Association
Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking (Executive
Committee, 1983-1989, 2001-2008)
International Society for the Study of Argumentation (Board
Member, 1986-present)
Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation
International Institute for Argumentation (International Advisory
Board of Directors, 1990-present)
2. PUBLICATIONS
Publications summary
Books co-authored: 2 (multiple editions)
Manuals co-authored: 3
Books edited or co-edited: 3
Conference Proceedings co-edited 11
Chapters contributed to books: 21
Articles in refereed journals: 20
Papers in refereed conference proceedings: 28
Book reviews: 10
Books co-authored (2, multiple editions):
2006. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. Logical Self-Defense. New York: Idea Press. (Reprint of 1994, 1st United States edition.)
1994. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair.Logical Self-Defense. 1st United States edition. New York: McGraw Hill, Inc. Pp. xvi, 1-312
1993. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair.Logical Self-Defense. 3rd ed. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Pp. xviii, 1-332. (1977, 1st ed., pp. xvi, 1-236; 1983, 2nd ed., pp. xvii, 1-262.)
1993. Pinto, Robert C. and J. Anthony Blair. Reasoning, A Practical Guide. Engelwood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Pp. x, 1-294.
1993. Pinto, Robert C., J. Anthony Blair and Katharine E. Parr. Reasoning, A Practical Guide for Canadian Students. Scarborough, Ont.: Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc. Pp. xiv, 1-326.
1983. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair.Logical Self-Defense. 2nd ed. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Pp. xvii, 1-262.
1977. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair.Logical Self-Defense. 1st ed. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Pp. xvi, 1-236.
MANUALS co-authored (3):
1994. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. Instructor's Manual for Logical Self-Defense. 1st United States edition. New York: McGraw Hill, Inc. Pp. v, 1-119.
1993. Pinto, Robert C. and J. Anthony Blair. Instructor's Resource Manual with tests and extra exercises for Reasoning, A Practical Guide. Engelwood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Pp. iv, 1-136.
1993. Pinto, Robert C., J. Anthony Blair and Katharine E. Parr. Instructor's Manual for Reasoning, A Practical Guide for Canadian Students. Scarborough, Ont.: Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc. Pp. ii, 1-115.
BOOKS co-edited (3)
2003. Eemeren, Frans H. van, J. Anthony Blair, Charles A. Willard and A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans. (Eds.). Anyone Who Has a View: Studies in Argumentation. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
1994. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. (Eds.). New Essays in Informal Logic. Windsor, ON: Informal Logic. Pp. x, 1-164.
1992. Eemeren, Frans H. van, Rob Grootendorst, J. Anthony Blair and Charles Arthur Willard. (Eds.). Argumentation Illuminated. Amsterdam: Sic Sat. Pp. xiv, 1-294.\
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS co-edited (11):
2007. (forthcoming). F.H. van Eemeren, J.A. Blair, C.A. Willard, F.A. Snoeck Henkemans (Eds.). Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (June 2006). Amsterdam: SicSat.
2007. H.V. Hansen, C.W. Tindale, J.A. Blair, R.H. Johnson, D.M. Godden (Eds.). Dissensus and the Search for Common Ground. Proceedings of the Seventh OSSA Conference, University of Windsor. CD-ROM.
2004. Blair, J. Anthony , Ralph H. Johnson, Hans V. Hansen and Christopher W. Tindale (Eds.), Informal Logic at 25, Proceedings of the 25th anniversary conference (May 2003). CD-ROM.
2003. Hansen, Hans. V., Christopher W. Tindale, J. Anthony Blair and Ralph H. Johnson (Eds.), Argumentation and Its Applications, Proceedings of the Fourth OSSA Conference, University of Windsor (May 2001). CD-ROM
2003. Eemeren, Frans H. van, J. Anthony Blair, Charles A. Willard and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (2002). Amsterdam: Sic Sat. Pp. x, 1-1117.
1999. Eemeren, Frans H. van, Rob Grootendorst, J. Anthony Blair and Charles A. Willard. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (1998). Amsterdam: Sic Sat.. Pp. xi, 1-915.
1995. Eemeren, Frans H. van, Rob Grootendorst, J. Anthony Blair and Charles A. Willard. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Third ISSA Conference on Argumentation. 4 volumes.
- Vol. I: Perspectives and Approaches. Amsterdam: Sic Sat. Pp. x, 1-478.
- Vol. II: Analysis and Evaluation. Amsterdam: Sic Sat. Pp. x, 1-468.
- Vol. III: Reconstruction and Application. Amsterdam: Sic Sat. Pp. x, 1-591.
- Vol. IV: Special Fields and Cases. Amsterdam: Sic Sat. Pp. xii, 1-635.
1991. Eemeren, Frans H. van, Rob Grootendorst, J. Anthony Blair and Charles Arthur Willard. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Argumentation. Amsterdam: Sic Sat. Pp. viii, 1-1252.
1987. Eemeren, Frans H. van, Rob Grootendorst, J. Anthony Blair and Charles Arthur Willard. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Conference on Argumentation. 3 volumes.
- Vol.I: Argumentation: Analyses and Practices. Dordrecht: Foris. Pp. ix, 1-402.
- Vol. II: Argumentation: Perspectives and Approaches. Dordrecht: Foris. Pp. viii, 1-458.
- Vol. III: Argumentation: Across the Lines of Discipline. Dordrecht: Foris. Pp. vii, 1-418.
1980. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. (Eds.). Informal Logic: The First International Symposium. Inverness, CA: Edgepress. Pp. xvi, 1-172.
BOOK CHAPTERS (21):
2007 (forthcoming). "Who teaches K-12 critical thinking?" In Janet Sobocan (ed.), Teaching and Testing: Critical Thinking in Today's Schools and Universities (4880 words)
2006. "Pragma-Dialectics and pragma-dialecics." In Agnes van Rees and Peter Houtlosser (Eds.), Festschrift in Honour of Frans H. van Eemeren. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Ch. 2, pp. 11-22.
2004. "The Possibility and Actuality of Visual Arguments." In Carolyn Handa (Ed.), Visual Rhetoric in a Digital World, A Critical Sourcebook, Ch. 21, pp. 344-363. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. [Reprint from Argumentation and Advocacy 33 (Summer 1996), 23-39.]
2004. "The Rhetoric of Visual Arguments." In Charles A. Hill and Marguerite Helmers (Eds.), Defining Visual Rhetorics, pp. 41-61. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
2003. "Relationships Among Logic, Dialectic and Rhetoric." In Frans H. van Eemeren, J. Anthony Blair, Charles A. Willard and A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans. (Eds.). Anyone Who Has a View: Studies in Argumentation, pp. 91-107. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
2002. Johnson, R.H. and J.A. Blair. "Informal Logic and the Reconfiguration of Logic." In D.M. Gabbay, R.H. Johnson, H.J. Ohlbach and J. Woods (eds.), Handbook of the Logic of Argument and Inference, pp. 339-396. London: Elsevier Science B.V.
1997. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. "Het dialectische karakter van argumentatie." In Studies over argumentatie, Frans H. van Eemeren en Rob Grootendorst (redactie), pp. 59-79. Amsterdam: Boom Publishers. (Reprint in Dutch translation of ÒArgumentation as dialectical,Ó from Argumentation, 1(1), 1987, 41-56.)
1997. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. "Informal logic in the twentieth century." In Douglas Walton and Alan Brinton, Eds., Historical foundations of informal logic, pp. 158-177. Aldershot: Avebury Press. Pp. x, 1-180.
1996. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. "Informele logica en kritisch denken." In Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst, A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans (senior eds.), et al., Handboek Argumentatietheorie, Historische Achtergronden en Hedendaagse Ontwikkelingen. Groningen: Martinus Nijhoff. [Reprint in Dutch translation of "Informal logic and critical thinking," from Fundamentals of Argumentation Theory (1996).]
1996. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. "Informal logic and critical thinking." In Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans, et al., Fundamentals of Argumentation Theory, Ch. 6, pp. 163-188. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
1995. "The place of teaching informal fallacies in teaching reasoning skills or critical thinking." In Hans V. Hansen and Robert C. Pinto, Eds., Fallacies: Classical and Contemporary Readings, Ch. 24, pp. 328-338. College Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press.
1994. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. Informal logic, past and present. In Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair (Eds.), New Essays in Informal Logic, pp. 1-19. Windsor, ON: Informal Logic.
1992. "The generalizability of critical thinking: the evaluation of sources." In Stephen P. Norris (Ed.), The Generalizability of Critical Thinking, pp. 125-137. New York: Teachers College Press.
1992. "Everyday argumentation from an informal logic perspective." In W. L. Benoit, Dale Hample and Pamela J. Benoit (Eds.), Readings in argumentation, pp. 357-376. Berlin/New York: Foris Publications.
1991. "Qu'est-ce que la logique non formelle?" In Alain Lempereur (Ed.), L'Argumentation, pp. 79-89. Liege: Pierre Mardaga.
1991. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. "Contexts of informal reasoning: Commentary." In James F. Voss, David N Perkins and Judith W. Segal (Eds.), Informal Reasoning And Education (Ch. 7, pp. 131-150). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1991. "Reasoning and literacy." In Stephen P. Norris and Linda M. Phillips (Eds.), Foundations of literacy policy in Canada (pp. 69-84). Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, Ltd.
1991. "Fallacies in everyday argument." In Robert Trapp and Janice Schuetz (Eds.), Perspectives on argumentation: essays in honor of Wayne Brockriede (pp. 121-133). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
1989. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Informal logic: a thematic account. In Elaine Maimon, Barbara Nodine and Finbarr O'Conner (Eds.), Thinking, reasoning and writing (pp. 93-110). New York: Longman.
1989. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. The fallacy approach to criticizing arguments. In Elaine Maimon, Barbara Nodine and Finbarr O'Conner (Eds.), Thinking, reasoning and writing (pp. 111-123). New York: Longman.
1988. "What is bias?" In Trudy Govier (Ed.), Selected issues in logic and communication (pp. 93-104). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
1986. "The Keegstra affair: a test case for critical thinking." In Ian Wright and Carol La Bar (Eds.), Critical thinking and social studies. Toronto: The History and Social Science Teacher.
ARTICLES in refereed journals (20):
2006. (forthcoming) "Informal Logic et al. and Philosophy Instruction." Informal Logic 26.3.
2006. "Teaching argument evaluation using fallacies." Controversia, 5, 13-33.
2005. "Norms and functions in public sphere argumentation." Informal Logic, 25.2,139-150.
2004. "Argument and its uses." Informal Logic, 24.2, 137-151.
2001. "Walton's argument schemes for presumptive reasoning: A critique and development." Argumentation, 15 (4), 365-379.
1999. "Presumptive reasoning/argument: An overlooked class." Protosociology, Special Issue on Argumentation and Reasoning, ed. by Dieter Mans.
1998. "The limits of the dialogue model of argument." Argumentation. 12 (2), 325-339.
1996. "The possibility and actuality of visual arguments." Argumentation and Advocacy, 33 (1), 23-39.
1996. "Argument management, informal logic and critical thinking." Inquiry. XV.4, 80-93.
1995. "Informal logic and reasoning in evaluation." In Deborah Fournier (Ed.), Reasoning in Evaluation: Inferential Links and Leaps. New Directions in Evaluation. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, Inc. No. 68, Winter 1995, 71-80.
1992. "Premissary relevance." Argumentation. 6 (2), 203-217.
1991. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. "Misconceptions of Informal Logic." Teaching Philosophy. 14(1), 35-52.
1987. "Critical thinking perspectives: recent developments in Anglophone North America." Thinking, 7(2), 2-6.
1987. Blair, J. Anthony, and Ralph H. Johnson. "Argumentation as dialectical." Argumentation, 1(1), 41-56.
1986. "Comments on Frans van Eemeren, 'Dialectical analysis as a normative reconstruction of argumentative discourse'."Text, 6(1), 17-24.
1986. "The Keegstra affair: a test case for critical thinking." The History and Social Science Teacher, 21(3), 158-164.
1985. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. Informal logic: the past five years, 1978-83. American Philosophical Quarterly, 22(3), 181-196.
1985. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. Informal logic: a journal for teachers in critical thinking. The American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy, Spring-Summer, 14-16. 1985. Blair, J. Anthony. Teaching how to construct arguments. CT NEWS, 3(7), 4-6.
1984. "Teaching argument in critical thinking." The Community College Humanities Review, 5, 19-30.
1983. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. "A bibliography of recent work in informal logic." Informal Logic Newsletter, 5(3), 3-15.
PAPERS published in conference proceedings (28):
2007. (forthcoming). "Investigations and the Critical Discussion Model," in F.H. van Eemeren, J.A. Blair, C.A. Willard, F.A. Snoeck Henkemans (Eds.). Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (June 2006). Amsterdam: SicSat.
2007. "The 'Logic' of Informal Logic," in H.V. Hansen, C.W. Tindale, J.A. Blair, R.H. Johnson, D.M. Godden (Eds.). Dissensus and the Search for Common Ground. Proceedings of the Seventh OSSA Conference, University of Windsor. CD-ROM.
2007. "Commentary on Phyllis Rooney's 'Reasoning and Social Context: The Role of Social Status and Power," in H.V. Hansen, C.W. Tindale, J.A. Blair, R.H. Johnson, D.M. Godden (Eds.). Dissensus and the Search for Common Ground. Proceedings of the Seventh OSSA Conference, University of Windsor. CD-ROM.
2007. "Commentary on Celso L—pez's "Can Everyday Arguments be Valid?'" in H.V. Hansen, C.W. Tindale, J.A. Blair, R.H. Johnson, D.M. Godden (Eds.). Dissensus and the Search for Common Ground. Proceedings of the Seventh OSSA Conference, University of Windsor. CD-ROM.
2005. "A time for argument theory integration," in Charles Arthur Willard (Ed.). Critical Problems in Argumentation, pp. 337-344. Washington, DC: National Communication Association. Selected papers from the 13th Biennial Conference on Argumentation sponsored by the American Forensic Association and National Communication Association, August 2003.
2004. "Arguments and Their Uses," In Proceedings of the 2nd Tokyo Conference on Argumentation, Argumentation and Social Cognition, pp. 21-27. Tokyo: Japan Debate Association.
2004. "Commentary on Jan Albert van Laar's 'The Charge of Ambiguity'." in J. Anthony Blair, Ralph H. Johnson, Hans V. Hansen and Christopher W. Tindale (Eds.), Informal Logic at 25, Proceedings of the 25th anniversary conference (May 2003). CD-ROM. 4 pp. 2000 words.
2003. "Towards a Philosophy of Argument" in J. Anthony Blair, Ralph H. Johnson, Hans V. Hansen and Christopher W. Tindale (Eds.), Informal Logic at 25, Proceedings of the 25th anniversary conference (May 2003). CD-ROM. 12pp. 6,800 words.
2003. "'Argument' and 'Logic' in Logic Textbooks," in Hans. V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale, J. Anthony Blair and Ralph H. Johnson (Eds.), Argumentation and Its Applications, Proceedings of the Fourth OSSA Conference, University of Windsor (May 2001). CD-ROM.
2003. "The relationships among logic, dialectic and rhetoric," in Frans H. van Eemeren, J. Anthony Blair, Charles A. Willard and Francisca Snoeck Henkemans. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (2002), pp. 125-131. Amsterdam: Sic Sat. Pp. x, 1-1117.
1999. "Walton's argumentation schemes for presumptive reasoning: A critique and development," in Frans H. van Eemere, Rob Grootendorst,. J. Anthony Blair and Charles A. Willard (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation, pp. 56-61. Amsterdam: SicSat.
1999. "A theory of normative reasoning schemes," in Hans V. Hansen and Christopher W. Tindale (Eds.), Argumentation at the CenturyÕs Turn, Proceedings of the Third OSSA Conference, Brock University (May 12-15, 1999). CD ROM. "Argument quality and cultural difference" in Hans V. Hansen and Christopher W. Tindale (Eds.), Argumentation at the Century's Turn, Proceedings of the Third OSSA Conference, Brock University (May 12-15, 1999). CD ROM.
1998. "The limits of the dialogue model of argument," in Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale and Athena V. Coleman (Eds.), Argumentation and Rhetoric, Proceedings of the Second OSSA Conference, Brock University (May 15-17, 1997), ISBN 0-9683461. Published as a CD.
1998. "Comments on A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans, 'Verbal indicators or argumentation and explanation'," in Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale and Athena V. Coleman (Eds.), Argumentation and Rhetoric, Proceedings of the Second OSSA Conference, Brock University (May 15-17, 1997), ISBN 0-9683461. Published as a CD.
1995. "Premiss adequacy," in F.H. van Eemeren, R. Grootendorst, J.A. Blair and C.A. Willard (Eds.), Analysis and Evaluation, Proceedings of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation Third International Conference on Argumentation, Vol. II, 191-202. Amsterdam: SicSat.
1993. "Lieux communs et faux raisonnements," in Christian Plantin, (Ed.), Lieux Communs, Topoï, Stéréotypes, Clichés, pp. 497-505. Paris: Klimé.
1993. Blair, J. Anthony, and Ralph H. Johnson. "Dissent in Fallacyland, Part I: Problems with van Eemeren and Grootendorst," in Raymie E. McKerrow (Ed.), Argument and the Postmodern Challenge, Proceedings of the Eighth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.
1993. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. "Dissent in Fallacyland, Part II: Problems with Willard," in Raymie E. McKerrow (Ed.), Argument and the Postmodern Challenge, Proceedings of the Eighth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.
1991. "What is the right amount of support for a conclusion?" in Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst, J. Anthony Blair, Charles A. Willard. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Argumentation. (pp.330-337) Amsterdam, SICSAT.
1989. "Premise relevance," in Robert Maier (Ed.), Norms in argumentation (pp. 67-83). Dordrecht: Foris.
1988. "Argumentation and informal fallacies," in Philosophie et culture (pp. 381-384). Proceedings of the XVIIe Congres mondial de philosophie, Montreal, 1983. Editions Montmorency, Vol. V.
1988. "Current issues in informal logic and critical thinking," in Alec Fisher (Ed.), Critical Thinking (pp. 15-29). Norwich: University of East Anglia.
1988. "Teaching informal logic using Logical self-defense," in Alec Fisher (Ed.), Critical Thinking (pp. 60-64). Norwich: University of East Anglia.
1987. "Everyday argumentation from an informal logic perspective," in Joseph P Wenzel (Ed.), Argumentation and critical practices (pp. 177-183). Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association.
1987. "Argumentation, inquiry and speech act theory," in Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst, J. Anthony Blair and Charles Arthur Willard (Eds.), Argumentation: Across the Lines of Discipline (pp. 188-199). Dordrecht: Foris.
1985. "Some challenges for critical thinking," in John Hoaglund (Ed.), Conference 85 on critical thinking. Newport News, VA: Christopher Newport College Press.
1980. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. "The recent development of informal logic," in J. Anthony Blair and Ralph H. Johnson (Eds.), Informal logic (3-28). Inverness, CA: Edgepress.
1980. Johnson, Ralph H. and J. Anthony Blair. "A bibliography of recent work in informal logic," in J. Anthony Blair and Ralph H. Johnson (Eds.), Informal logic (163-172). Inverness, CA: Edgepress.
MISC.
1999. Preface to Trudy Govier, The Philosophy of Argument, (pp. vii-x). Newport News, VA: Vale Press.
BOOK REVIEWS (10):
2002. Review of Crucial Concepts in Argumentation Theory, ed. by Frans H. van Eemeren. Argumentation and Advocacy, 39: 77-80.
2000. Review of Acts of Arguing: a Rhetorical Model of Argument, by Christopher W. Tindale. Informal Logic 20.2, 190-201.
1999. Review of Argumentation Schemes for Presumptive Reasoning, by Douglas N. Walton. Argumentation 13.3, 338-343..
1996. Review of Empirical Logic and Public Debate, Essays in Honour of Else M. Barth, ed. by Erik C.W. Krabbe, Renée José Dalitz and Pier A. Smit. Argumentation, Vol. 10, No. 3, 419-424.
1995. Review of Essais sur l'Argumentation, Introduction à l'étude linguistique de la parole argumentative, by Christian Plantin. Argumentation, Vol. 9, No. 2, 433-437.
1993. Review of Informal Logic, by Douglas Walton. Philosophy and Rhetoric. Vol. 26, No. 1, 48-52.
1991. Review of Teaching Critical Thinking, by John E. McPeck.
1984. Review of A Rhetoric of Argument, by Jeanne Fahnestock and Marie Secor. Teaching Philosophy, 7(1), 70-72.
1970. Review of Four Essays on Liberty, by Isaiah Berlin. Dialogue, 9(1), 266-268.
1968. Review of Toward a New Morality, by Gershon G. Rosenstock. Dialogue, 7(2), 305-308.
3. OTHER SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH
REFEREED PAPERS read (not already published) (6):
1987. "A theory of argument cogency." Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking meeting at the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division meetings, New York.
1987. "The adequacy conditions of the premises of cogent arguments: procedural and substantive acceptability." Ontario Philosophical Society annual meeting, Sir Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.
1983. "A reply to 'Irony and argument'". 17th World Congress of Philosophy, Montreal.
1980. "Informal logic?" Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress, Montreal.
1980. "Informal logic as logic." Third National Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
1979. "A response to 'Doublethink'". Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
OTHER PAPERS read (not already published) (22):
2007. "Argumentation, dissensus and democratization." International Interdisciplinary Discourse Analysis Seminars series, Center for International Studies and the Department of Linguistics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 12 April.
1998. Johnson, Ralph H. and Blair, J. Anthony. "Informal logic: An overview." 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Boston, MA. 17 ms. pages
1995. "Connecting the dots: Relevance in argument identification and reconstruction." Conference on Argumentation and Education, Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation, Brock University. May. 15 ms. pages.
1993. "Argument management and informal logic." Speech Communication Association Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida. November. (Invited.)
1993. "The adequacy of inferences in arguments." Dagstuhl Seminar on Reasoning and Argumentation. Schloss Dagstuhl, Wadern, Germany. August. (Invited.)
1991. "Entangling logic and rhetoric in the evaluation of arguments." Conference on Rhetoric and Argumentation, Carleton University Centre for Rhetorical Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario. (Invited.)
1991. "Thinking about standards". Conference on Critical Thinking and Moral Critique. Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1989. "Remarks on Lorraine Code's Epistemic Responsibility." Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress, Quebec.
1989. "The pragma-dialectical theory of fallacy." Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking meeting at the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division meetings, Washington, D.C.
1987. "Do argument cogency criteria vary from personal to public argumentation?" Conference on Public and Personal Argument, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. (Invited.)
1987. "The problem of biased authorities" Conference on Methodologies of Survival, Inter-University Centre of Post-Graduate Studies, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia.(Invited.)
1986. "Developpements recents de la pensee critique en Amerique du Nord anglophone." IXe Colloque Interdisciplinaire de la Societe de Philosophie du Quebec, Philosopher des l'ecole primaire, Universite du Quebec a Montreal. (Invited.)
1986. "Critical thinking: the role of reason-giving and argumentation." Canadian Conference on Thinking: Integrating Theory and Classroom Practice, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies and Ontario Council for Leadership in Educational Administration, Toronto. (Invited.)
1986. "Acceptability as the standard of premise-adequacy in arguments." Fourth International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1985. "Logical vs. substantive criticism." Third International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1985. "Thinking: some initial thoughts on its different types." Opening Address, Teaching Thinking: A Working Conference, St. Clair Community College Thames Campus, Chatham, Ontario. (Invited.)
1984. "Dialectical thinking: Richard Paul's new criteria". Second International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1984. "Authority and autonomy." Second International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1982. "How to teach moral thinking." Second National Conference on Critical Thinking, Moral Education and Rationality, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1981. "The role of context in argument analysis." Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. (Invited.)
1981. "Informal logic applied to moral education." First National Conference on Critical Thinking, Moral Education and Rationality, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1981. "Is there an obligation to reason well?" American Catholic Philosophical Association, Windsor-Detroit Chapter, Detroit.
LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, PANELS, SEMINARS, CONSULTING
2007. Workshop on teaching argumentation. Invited participant. Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. 13 April.
2006. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Panel on graduate training for teaching informal logic and critical thinking. Sponsored by the American Association of Philosophy Teachers and the Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking. American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting, Chicago, IL, April.
2005. Trapp, Robert and J. Anthony Blair. Workshop on constructing arguments for debate. International Debate Education Association Conference, Tallinn, Estonia. 11-13 November.
1999. Member, organizing committee. Workshop on the University of Windsor and the New Worlds of Work. University of Windsor. June 15.
1996. Tutorial on "Evaluating Arguments" at the International Conference on Formal and Applied Practical Reasoning, Gustav Stresemann Institut, Bonn, Germany, June.
1991. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. The development of informal logic. Presentation to the Liberal Studies Program of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
1991. Informal logic and the disciplines. Workshop given to the Liberal Studies Program of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
1990. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Informal logic in the 1990s. Panel on the state of argumentation theory and criticism in the 1990s. Central States Speech Communication Association Conference, Detroit.
1988. Teaching informal logic from Logical Self-Defense. First British Conference on Critical Thinking, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England.
1987. Seminar for senior editorial staff of The Hamilton Spectator newspaper. Reasons and arguments.
1987. Seminar for senior management staff of The Hamilton Spectator newspaper. Arguing to a decision.
1986, September-December, bi-weekly. Consultant to Montclair State University for the implementation of its Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines program. Dr. Wendy Oxman, Director.
1986.. L'auto defense logique et rationnelle face a l'invasion ambiante. Atelier sur communication de masse et developpement de la pensee autonome, IXe Colloque interdisciplinaire de la Societé de Philosophie du Quebec, Philosopher des l'école primaire, Université du Quebec a Montreal.
1986. Using arguments to decide what to believe. Fourth International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1986. Problems with teaching how to use arguments to decide what to believe. Fourth International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1986. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Reasoning. Theoria Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor.
1986. Blair, J. Anthony and Katharine Parr. Critical Thinking. Seminar for the Women's Economic Forum, Windsor, Ontario.
1985. Critical thinking: an essential life skill. Teaching Thinking: A Working Conference, St. Clair College Thames Campus, Chatham, Ontario.
1985. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Critical Thinking. Ontario Youth Symposium, University of Windsor.
1984. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Two-day Seminar in Critical Thinking for the executive of the Windsor Women Teachers' Association, St.Clair, Michigan.
1984. Teaching the reasoned assessment of a position. Fifth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
1984. Teaching argument construction. Second International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
1984. Workshop on critical thinking. Seminar for the faculty of Neumann College, Aston, Pennsylvania.
1983. Informal logic and critical thinking. Community College Humanities Association Workshops on Critical Thinking, San Francisco, California.
1982. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Critical thinking. Workshop for Teachers of the Windsor Board of Education, Professional Activities Day.
1982-1987. How and why to argue. Annual Studentship Workshop, Office of Student Affairs, University of Windsor.
CONFERENCES attended:
2007. 7th Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference, "Dissensus and the Search for Common Ground," University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 7-9 June.
2006. 6th International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference. University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. June 27-30.
2005. International Debate Education Association. Tallinn, Estonia. 11-13 November.
2005. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation. McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. 18-21 May.
2004. National Communication Association annual conference. Chicago. November 11-14.
2004. Conference on Testing Critical Thinking. University of Western Ontario. London, ON. September 17-19.
2003. 13th NCA/AFA Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, Utah. July 31-3 August.
2003. Informal Logic @25 conference on informal logic and argumentation. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario. May 15-17.
2002. 5th International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference. University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. June 16-19.
2001. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation conference on Argumentation and Its Applications. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario. May 17-19.
2000. National Communication Association annual conference. Seattle, WA. November,
2000. Central States Communication Association annual conference. Detroit, MI.
1999. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation Brock University. St. Catharines, Ontario. May 13-15.
1998. 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Boston, MA. August.
1998. 4th International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference. University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. June 16-19.
1997. 10th SCA/AFA Biennial Summer Conference. Alta, Utah. July 31-August 3.
1997. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation. Brock University. St. Catharines, Ontario. May 15-17.
1996. International Conference on Formal and Applied Practical Reasoning, Gustav Stresemann Institut, Bonn, Germany, June 3-7.
1995. Ontario Philosophical Society, University of Windsor, October.
1995. Conference on Informal Logic and Critical Thinking, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. 15-18 June.
1995. Conference on Argumentation and Education, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, 5-6 May.
1994. Ontario Philosophical Society, York University, October.
1994. 3rd International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference on Argumentation, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 21-24.
1993. Speech Communication Association, Annual Convention, Miami Beach, Florida. November 26-29.
1993. Ontario Philosophical Society, University of Waterloo, October.
1993. Dagstuhl Seminar on Reasoning and Argumentation. International Conference and Research Centre Schloss Dagstuhl, Wadern, Germany. August 23-27.
1993. 8th SCA/AFA Biennial Summer Confererence,. Alta, Utah. August 6-8.
1992. Ontario Philosophical Society, University of Western Ontario, October.
1991. Rhetoric and Argumentation. Carleton University Centre for Rhetorical Studies. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, September.
1991. International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform. Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, August.
1991. Relevance in Argumentation. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, June.
1990. 2nd International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference. Amsterdam, June 20-22.
1989. The Generalizability of Critical Thinking, Institute for Educational Research and Development, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, September.
1989. Third International Symposium on Informal Logic, University of Windsor, June 15-18.
1989. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress, Quebec City, Quebec. May.
1988. Exploring the Depth and Breadth of Literacy at the Institute for Educational Research and Development, The Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, September 30-October 2.
1988. Teaching Informal Logic and Critical Thinking at Colleges and Universities, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, May 6-8.
1988. Conference 88 on Critical Thinking, Christopher Newport College, Newport News, VA, April 7-10.
1988. Conference on Critical Thinking, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, 25-26 March.
1988. Norms in Argumentation, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 17-18 March.
1987. American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meetings, Sheraton-Centre Hotel, New York City, 27-30 December.
1987. Ontario Philosophical Society Annual Meetings, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, October 23-24.
1987. Seminar on Teaching Critical Thinking Skills, co-sponsored by the University of Windsor and the Public and Separate School Boards of Education of Windsor and Essex County, Belleview Teachers Centre, Windsor, Ontario, 15 October.
1987. Argumentation et Signification, Centre Europeen pour l'Etude de l'Argumentation, held at the Centre Culturel International, Cerisy-la-Salle, France, August 22-29.
1987. 5th AFA/SCA Conference on Argumentation, University of Utah, Alta, Utah, July 30-August 2.
1987. Language, Argumentation and the Public Sphere, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, July 28-29.
1987. Methodologies of Survival, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, June 18-20.
1986. IXe Colloque interdisciplinaire de la Sociétété de Philosophie du Québec, "Philosopher des l'école primaire," Université de Montréal à Québec, Montréal, Québec, 22 November.
1986. Canadian Conference on Thinking: Integrating Theory and Classroom Practice," University of Toronto School of Continuing Education and The Ontario Council for Leadership in Educational Administration, Inn-on-the-Park, Toronto, 20-21 November.
1986. Fourth International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, August 3-6.
1986. 1st International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam,The Netherlands, June 3-6.
1985. Third International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, July 20-23.
1985. 4th AFA/SCA Conference on Argumentation, University of Utah, Alta, Utah, August 2-4.
1985. Teaching Thinking: A Working Conference, St. Clair College, Thames Campus, Chatham, Ontario, June 17-19.
1985. Christopher Newport College Conference on Critical Thinking, Newport News, Virginia, April 11-12.
1984. American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, New York, New York, December.
1984. Second International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, July 9-13.
1983. American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, Boston, Massachusetts, December.
1983. XVIIth World Congress of Philosophy, Montreal, Quebec, August 21-27.
1983. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress, Montreal, Quebec, August.
1983. Second International Symposium on Informal Logic, University of Windsor, June.
1980. Waterloo Conference on Nuclear Arms, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, September 28-30.
1980. American Association of Philosophy Teachers Workshop / Conference, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, August.
1980. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress, UniversitŽ de QuŽbec ˆ MontrŽal, June.
1979. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June.
1978. First International Symposium on Informal Logic, University of Windsor, June.
RESEARCH GRANTS:
2005 $25,000 SSHRC national research cluster design grant renewal (with Ralph Johnson)
2004 $30,000 SSHRC national research cluster design grant (with Ralph H. Johnson)
2003 $10,000 SSHRCC small conference grant, for Informal Logic @ 25 conference (with Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale, Ralph H. Johnson)
2002-05 $27,000 SSHRCC grant to learned journals, for Informal Logic (with Ralph H. Johnson, Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale).
2001 $10,000 SSHRCC small conference grant, for OSSA conference (with Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale, Ralph H. Johnson)
1999-02 $9,000 SSHRCC grant to learned journals, for Informal Logic (with Ralph H. Johnson).
1996-97 $1,000 SSHRCC Travel Fund, University of Windsor, individual travel grant. (Returned.)
1996-99 $28,230 SSHRCC grant to learned journals, for Informal Logic (with Ralph H. Johnson).
1995-96 $500 Department Head Fund travel grant
1992-93 $1,000 SSHRCC Travel Fund, University of Windsor, individual travel grant.
1991-92 $1,000 SSHRCC Travel Fund, University of Windsor, individual travel grant.
1989-90 $1,000 SSHRCC Travel Fund, University of Windsor, individual travel grant.
1988-89 $5,500 SSHRCC Conference Grant for the Third International Symposium on Informal Logic (with R. H. Johnson).
1988-89 $5,000 Royal Bank of Canada grant for the Third International Symposium on Informal Logic (with R. H. Johnson).
1987-88 $ 250 SSHRCC Travel Fund, University of Windsor, individual travel grant.
1987-88 $ 500 Academic Development Fund, University of Windsor, individual travel grant.
1986-87 $ 200 SSHRCC Travel Fund, University of Windsor, individual travel grant.
1986-87 $1,000 SSHRC Travel Fund, University of Windsor, individual travel grant.
1986-87 $ 150 Dean of Arts, University of Windsor, individual grant for translation of a paper into French.
1986-87 $1,600 Dean of Arts, University of Windsor [with Ralph H. Johnson and Peter F. Wilkinson] for the journal, Informal Logic.
1985-86 $1,200 Dean of Arts, University of Windsor [with Ralph H. Johnson and Peter F. Wilkinson] for the journal, Informal Logic.
1982-83 $6,000 SSHRCC Conference grant for the Second International Symposium on Informal Logic, held at the University of Windsor, June 1983.
1981-82 $8,586 Employment and Immigration Canada, Employment Development Branch, "Summer Canada" Project #5014WK6 (1032) for The Informal Logic Workbook.
1977-78 $1,830 Canada Council Conference grant for the First International Symposium on Informal Logic, held at the University of Windsor, June 1978.
1970-71 University of Windsor, Three-in-one University Leave Fellowship
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:
Anthology of AILACT prize submissions.
Volume of collected papers.
Monograph, Taking Argument Seriously.
Informal Logic and Critical Thinking Thesaurus, with Michael Scriven and Ralph H. Johnson.
Various papers.
4.SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
MISCELLANEOUS:
2006- Founder and co-director, Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation and Rhetoric, University of Windsor.
2004- Co-founder and co-director, Network for the Study of Reasoning (a national network of Canadian scholars)
2004/5/6 Chair of jury for the annual essay prize for the Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking
2001-present. Member, International Advisory Board, Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, Universiteit van Amsterdam.
1994-present. Member, Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation.
1990-present. Member, International Advisory Board of Directors, International Institute for Argumentation.
1988-present. Member, International Board of Advisors: The Institute for Functional Research of Language and Language Use, Faculty of Arts, University of Amsterdam.
1987-present. Canadian representative to the International Society for the Study of Argumentation.
1986-present. International Society for the Study of Argumentation. Founding Member and Member of the Executive Committee.
1985-1990. National Council for Excellence in Teaching Critical Thinking (U.S.A.), Member.
1983-1990, 2000-present. Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking: Founding Member; Member of the Executive.
1983-present. Co-founder and co-publisher, Informal Logic.
1982-1990. Center for Critical Thinking and Moral Critique (Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California): Research Associate.
1978-1983. Co-founder and co-publisher, Informal Logic Newsletter.
SCHOLARLY JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER OR EDITOR:
1999- . Informal Logic. Blair, J. Anthony, Ralph H. Johnson, Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale. Co-editors. An interdisciplinary journal and the journal of record in informal logic. Windsor, Ontario: Informal Logic Publications. Founded in 1983.
1983-1999. Informal Logic. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Co-editors. An interdisciplinary journal and the journal of record in informal logic. Windsor, Ontario: Informal Logic Publications. Founded in 1983.
1978-1983. Informal Logic Newsletter. Blair, J. Anthony and Ralph H. Johnson. Founders and co-editors. Windsor, Ontario: Informal Logic Publications. Founded in 1978; succeeded by Informal Logic in 1983.
1995-. Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines. International Advisory Board member.
1994-. Argumentation. Editorial Board member. Founded in 1986.
1995-. Argumentation and Advocacy. Editorial Board member. Two-year terms: 1995-97, 1997-99, 1999-01, 2001-03, 2003-2005, 2005-2007, 2007-2009.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBER:
2006-07. The Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation (OSSA) conference on Dissensus and the Search for Common Ground. June 7-9. (Planning and Program Committee: Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale, J.A. Blair, R.H. Johnson)
2005-06. The International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) Sixth International Conference on Argumentation, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2006 (Planning and Program Committee: F.H. van Eemeren, Amsterdam; J.A. Blair, Windsor; C.A. Willard, Louisville).
2005-06. Co-chair, Network for the Study of Reasoning, national research cluster conference. April 2006.
2004-05. Co-chair, Network for the Study of Reasoning, national research cluster conference. January 2005
2002-03. InformalLogic@25 conference, University of Windsor, May 2003. (Planning and Program Committee: J.A. Blair, R.H. Johnson, Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale)
2000-02. The International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) Fifth International Conference on Argumentation, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2002 (Planning and Program Committee: F.H. van Eemeren, Amsterdam; J.A. Blair, Windsor; C.A. Willard, Louisville).
2000-01. The Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation (OSSA) conference on Argumentation and Its Applications, University of Windsor, May 17-19, 2001 (Planning Committee and Program Committee: Hans V. Hansen, Christopher W. Tindale, J. Anthony Blair, Ralph H. Johnson).
1997-98. The International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) Fourth International Conference on Argumentation, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 16-19, 1998 (Planning and Program Committee: F.H. van Eemeren, R. Grootendorst, Amsterdam; J.A. Blair, Windsor; C.A. Willard, Louisville).
1997. International Joint Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Practical Reasoning. Seminaris, Bad Honnef, Germany. 9-12 June 1997. Program Committee member.
1997. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation (OSSA) conference. Brock University. 16-18 May 1997. Program Committee member.
1994-1995. Ontario Philosophical Society annual meeting. University of Windsor, October 1995 (Co-chairs: J. Anthony Blair and Robert C. Pinto).
1993-94. The International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) Third International Conference on Argumentation. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 21-24, 1994 (Planning and Program Committee: F.H. van Eemeren, Amsterdam; J.A. Blair, Windsor; C.A. Willard, Louisville).
1989-90. The Second International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) Conference on Argumentation. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June (Planning and Program Committee: F.H. van Eemeren, Amsterdam; J.A. Blair, Windsor; C.A. Willard, Louisville).
1989. The Third International Symposium on Informal Logic. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, June (Co-chairs: J. Anthony Blair and R.H. Johnson).
1986. The First International Conference on Argumentation. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June (Planning and Program Committee: F.H. van Eemeren, Amsterdam; J.A. Blair, Windsor; C.A. Willard, Louisville).
1983. The Second International Symposium on Informal Logic. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, June (Co-chairs: J. Anthony Blair and R.H. Johnson).
1978. The First International Symposium on Informal Logic. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, June (Co-chairs: J. Anthony Blair and R.H. Johnson).
INVITED REFEREE:
Articles for journals:
American Philosophical Quarterly, Argumentation, Argumentation and Advocacy, Philosophy and Rhetoric, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Dialogue, Inquiry, Interchange, Journal of Curriculum Studies, Teaching Philosophy, Text.
Papers for conference programs:
2006. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation conference. 100 abstracts for the program.
2005. International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference. 20 abstracts for the program.
2002. InformalLogic@25 conference. 75 abstracts for the program.
2000. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation conference. 80 abstracts for the program.
1997-98. International Society for the Study of Argumentation Third International Conference on Argumentation. c.300 abstracts for the program.
1997. International Joint Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Practical Reasoning. Paper for the program.
1996-97. Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation conference. 60 abstracts for the program.
1994-95. Ontario Philosophical Society, annual meeting. 55 papers.
1993-94. International Society for the Study of Argumentation Third International Conference on Argumentation. 285 abstracts.
1990-91. Second International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference, 250 abstracts for the program papers, 200 papers for the conference Proceedings.
1985-86. First International Conference on Argumentation, 150 abstracts for program papers.
1987, 1986, 1985, 1984. The Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking sessons held in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association Eastern, Central and Pacific Division meetings.
1979-80. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress.
Book manuscripts:
2004. Monograph on Premise Acceptability. Cambridge University Press.
1996. Monograph on the Ad Hominem fallacy, for University of Alabama Press 1986. Textbook on argumentation, for Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen, The Netherlands
1985. Trade book on how to write arguments, for Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
1985. Informal logic textbook manuscript for W. W. Norton, Limited, New York, New York
1984. Informal logic/critical thinking textbook for Mayfield Publishers, Palo Alto, California
1982. Informal logic textbook for Wadsworth Publishers, Belmont, California 1982. Informal logic textbook for Methuen, Limited, Toronto, Ontario
1979. Informal logic textbook for McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited, Toronto, Ontario.
Research grant or scholarship applications:
1998. SSHRCC 3-year Research Grant Application
1997. SSHRCC 3-year Research Grant Application
1996. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 3-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship application
1995. Ontario Graduate Scholarships panel member
1994. Ontario Graduate Scholarships panel member
1992. SSHRCC 3-year Research Grant Application
1990. SSHRCC 3-year Research Grant Application
1989. SSHRCC 3-year Research Grant Application
INVITED EXTERNAL ASSESSOR:
Promotion and Tenure decisions:
2003. University of Richmond, Virginia. Tenure.
1999. Colby College, Maine. Promotion to full professor.
1997. St. Mary's University, Nova Scotia. Promotion to full professor.
1995. University of Toronto, Ontario. Promotion to full professor.
1994. Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario. Promotion to full professor.
1993. Queen's University, Ontario. Promotion to full professor.
1992. Hunter College, CUNY, New York. Promotion to full professor.
Other positions:
2006. Appointment as tenured professor and department chair. University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2003. Dean. McMaster University, Ontario.
2003. Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada nomination.
5. TEACHING
UNDERGRADUATE courses taught at the University of Windsor:
100-level: Philosophy for Engineers, Philosophy and Psychology, Philosophy and Sexuality, Introduction to Western Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, Reasoning Skills.
200-level: Social and Political Philosophy, Law, Punishment and Morality, Informal Logic: Fallacy, Informal Logic: Argumentation, Introduction to Ethics: Moral Right and Wrong, Introduction to Ethics: The Good Life, Philosophy in Education.
300-level: Philosophy of Education, Ethical Theory, Political Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge, Argumentation Theory. Liberalism in the English-Speaking World.
400-level: Methods of Philosophy, Honours Seminar, Theory of Argument.
GRADUATE courses taught at the University of Windsor:
Ethical Theory: Seminar on Moral Relativism, Theory of Argument, Problems in Informal Logic, Philosophy of Education, Epistemology, Theory of Argument, Fallacy Theory, Departmental Seminar (Coordinator and Contributing instructor), Systems in Psychology (Contributing instructor)
Undergraduate courses taught elsewhere:
Six-week Seminar Critical Thinking for elementary school teachers of the Windsor Board of Education (team-taught with Ralph H. Johnson), March-April, 1984.
Graduate courses taught elsewhere:
ARGA-CARGA Summer Institute, McMaster University, June 12-21, 1991.
Two lectures on informal logic.
ARGA-CARGA Summer Institute, University of Amsterdam, June 25-July
13, 1990. Three lectures on informal logic.
Guest Lectures
"Informal Logic & Critical Thinking" University of Amsterdam. 23
November, 2005
"Informal Logic" Leiden University. 20 October, 3 November, 2005.
"Informal Logic" University of Amsterdam. April 2004.
"Informal Logic" University of Amsterdam, May 2002.
- M.A. THESIS SUPERVISOR (Philosophy):
2001. Cleo Bradshaw, "Liberalism: An insufficient medium for our
relational need"
2001. Janice Perera (co-director), "Woman, not womb: A feminist
examination of the practice of in-vitro fertilization"
2001. Linda Carozza, "Traditional argumentation broadened"
2000. Takuzo Konishi. "Stasis theory and arguers' dialectical
obligations."
2000. Jessica Shumake, "The application of feminist insights in
communication and argumentation to argument practice"
1999. Mark Barrett. "Human Perfectibility and Social
Communication: A Study of William Godwin's Political Justice"
1996. Michele Franklin. "Teaching Critical Thinking in the Native
North American Curriculum." (not completed)
1995. Augustine Frimpong-Mansoh. "The Contemporary Implications
of Locke's Theory of Property in the Two Treatises of Government."
1994. Peter Woboditsch. "Ojibwa World View and Environmental Ethics:
An Investigative Study"
1993. Michael Kasurak. "Premise Relevance: Informal Logic and Legal
Theory Compared"
1990. Charles W. Jones. "Dialectical Argumentation in Rescher and
Toulmin"
1987. Bradley Bowen. "Wellman on Kinds of Argument and the Concept of
Validity"
M.A. THESIS INTERNAL READER (Philosophy):
2007. Lauri Daitchman. "Moral Perception and Pornography."
2002. Janet Sobocan. "Critical thinking in high school: Some problems with the character view."
1998. Kenneth Webb. "Jus Bellum: The Classical Just War Doctrine Today."
1997. Marilyn Sutton. "Caring, Virtue-Theory and the Nurse-Client Relationship."
1994. Jordan Kotick. "The Birth of Agnosticism in the Philosophy of Thomas Henry Huxley"
1993. Allan Kidd. "A Framework for Conflict Resolution within the Theory of Critical Thinking."
1992. John McKay. "The Role of Emotion in Rationality: Limiting the Search for Evidence"
1991. Deborah Boussey. "Critical Thinking"
1988. Darryl Fanick. "John Locke and Personal Identity"
1987. Kevin Fanick. "John Locke and Rene Descartes: 17th Century Precursors of 20th Century Informal Logic"
1986. Pamela Courtenay-Hall. "The Ecological Ethic: A Search for Structure"
M.A. MAJOR PAPER READER (Philosophy)
1999. Burcu Gürkan. "The Land Ethic: Holistic or not?"
M.A. Thesis, External Reader
1990. Robert Manuel (Sociology). "Industrial Capitalism and Proletarianization in a Small Fishing Community"
1978. Holly Frances Gardner (Sociology). "Workers' Reactions to the Post Office"
1976. Tullio Caputo (Sociology).
Ph.D. Dissertation, External Reader
2006. Melissa Hobbs (Psychology). "Gambling and Cultural Factors: Gambling as a Behavioural Correlate of the Social Axioms Dimension"
6. UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
DEPARTMENT HEADSHIP
2001-03. Head, Department of Philosophy
1992-97. Head, Department of Philosophy
1992. January-June. Interim Head, Department of Philosophy.
UNIVERSITY SENATE
2000-2001. Senate Program Development Committee
1999-2001. Senate Academic Policy Committee
1997-98. Senate Bylaw Drafting Committee
1997. University President Search Committee
1997. Strategic Renewal Committee Transition Budget Subcommittee
1994-95. Senate selection committee for Dean of Student Affairs
1994-2001. University Senate member
1993-95. Senate Subcommittee on Procedures and Discrimination
1992-93. Senate Subcommittee on Procedures and Discrimination
1990-91. Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Large Classes
1987-88. Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning
1980-81. Student Affairs Committee
1970s. Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Grading
FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
2000-01. Faculty of Graduate Studies Planning Committee
1997-98. Faculty of Graduate Studies Executive
1997-98. Faculty of Graduate Studies Academic Standing Committee
FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES / COLLEGE OF ARTS & HUMAN SCIENCES / FACULTY OF ARTS
2003. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Course Release Awards Policy Committee. (co-chair)
2001-2003. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Council member (ex officio)
2000-01. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Humanities Committee
1997-98. College of Arts and Human Sciences Executive (ex officio)
1996-97. Faculty of Arts, Human Kinetics, Social Science Transition Team
1992-97. Faculty of Arts Executive (ex officio)
1991-92. Faculty of Arts Sabbatical Committee
1986-87. Faculty of Arts Grants Task Force Committee
1984-85. Faculty of Arts Dean Selection Committee
1982-83. Faculty of Arts Committee on Lobbying for the Humanities
1977-78. Faculty of Arts Executive
- DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
2000-01. Philosophy Programs Chair.
1999-2000, Philosophy Undergraduate Coordinator
1999. Coordinator and principal author, Philosophy Department Five Year Plan
1997-98. Philosophy Graduate Coordinator
1997-98. Philosophy Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee
1991-92. Philosophy Undergraduate Studies Committee (Chair, 1972-83, 1984-90.)
1985-86. Philosophy Invited Speakers' Committee
1988-89, 1986-87, 1981-83. Philosophy Executive Committee
1987-88, 1982-83, 1972-73. Philosophy Department Head Selection Committee
1988-89, 1985-86, 1983-84, 1973-74. Philosophy Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee
1987-90. Philosophy Safety Officer
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UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR FACULTY ASSOCIATION
1979-80. Professional Affairs Committee
1979-80. Public Relations Committee
1977-78. Department Grievance Officer