Think It Through: the Clearer Thinking Podcast Episode 4: The Principle of Charity--the forgotten component of argument
In this short but important episode, April explains what the principle of charity is, how it seems to have been forgotten in today's discourse, and ways we can incorporate it into our face to face and online discussions.
Show Notes:
Jeff Stolle explains how the principle of charity fits into civil discourse:
https://www.registerguard.com/story/business/names-faces/2020/06/02/bluechip-stolle-two-rules-of-civil-discourse/42103329/
The Ethics Centre's article says we should try to understand an opponent's arguments before criticizing them:
https://ethics.org.au/ethics-explainer-the-principle-of-charity/
Jonathan Maloney's take on this important principle:
https://www.intelligentspeculation.com/blog/the-principle-of-charity
An article from Patrick Gerard's online course, "Logic and Critical Thinking:"
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/logical-and-critical-thinking/0/steps/9148
The Amazon link to Daniel Dennett's book referenced in this episode:
https://www.amazon.com/Intuition-Pumps-Other-Tools-Thinking/dp/1491518871
John Corvino's explanation of the principle of charity on his YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/LZZ7tQnI2-M