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The terminology of philosophical art is coercive: arguments are powerful and best when they are knockdown, arguments force you to a conclusion, if you believe the premisses you have to or must believe the conclusion, some arguments do not carry much punch, and so forth. a philosophical argument is an attempt to get someone to believe something, whether he wants to beleive it or not. a successful philosophical argument, a strong argument, forces someone to a belief.
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The Terminology Of Philosophical Art Is Coercive:

Robert Nozick
The terminology of philosophical art is coercive: arguments are powerful and best when they are knockdown, arguments force you to a conclusion, if you believe the premisses you have to or must believe the conclusion, some arguments do not carry much punch, and so forth. a philosophical argument is an attempt to get someone to believe something, whether he wants to beleive it or not. a successful philosophical argument, a strong argument, forces someone to a belief.
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