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Argument From Silence
To make an argument from silence (Latin: ''argumentum ex silentio'') is to express a conclusion that is based on the absence of statements in historical documents, rather than their presence.John Lange"The Argument from Silence" ''History and Theory'', Vol. 5, No. 3 (1966), pp. 288–301. In the field of classical studies, it often refers to the assertion that an author is ignorant of a subject, based on the lack of references to it in the author's available writings. Thus, in historical analysis with an argument from silence, the absence of a reference to an event or a document is used to cast doubt on the event not mentioned. While most historical approaches rely on what an author's works contain, an argument from silence relies on what the book or document does not contain. This approach thus uses what an author "should have said" rather than what is available in the author's extant writings.''Seven Pillories of Wisdom'' by David R. Hall 1991 pp. 55–56.''Historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
GWC Herbert Ponting
GWC may refer to: * Dutch West India Company (Dutch: ') * Gambian Workers' Confederation, a Gambian trade union * General Watch Co, a defunct Swiss watchmaker * George Watson's College, in Edinburgh, Scotland * George Whitefield College, in Cape Town, South Africa * George Wilson Cup, football cup competition in Northern Ireland * George Wythe College, now George Wythe University, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States * Global Wildlife Center, a conservation charity * Gnome Wave Cleaner, audio software * Golden West College, in Huntington Beach, California, United States * Government Wine Cellar, of the government of the United Kingdom * Great Wall of China, a series of fortifications * Great West Conference, an American college athletic conference * The Great Western Chorus of Bristol, a British choir * Green–white–checker finish, a procedure in North American auto racing * Green Worker Cooperatives, a worker cooperative incubator in New York City * Kalami language Gawri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
