Biography:Frans H. van Eemeren

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Short description: Dutch academic

Frans Hendrik van Eemeren (born 7 April 1946, Helmond) is a Dutch scholar, professor in the Department of Speech Communication, Argumentation Theory and Rhetoric at the University of Amsterdam.[1] He is noted for his Pragma-dialectics theory, an argumentation theory which he developed with Rob Grootendorst from the early 1980s onwards.[2] He has published numerous books and papers, including Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse.

Selected works

  • Argumentation, Communication, and Fallacies: A Pragma-Dialectical Perspective (Hillsdale: Erlbaum, 1992), with Rob Grootendorst[3]
  • Fundamentals of Argumentation Theory: A Handbook of Historical Backgrounds and Contemporary Developments (Mahwah: Erlbaum, 1996), with Rob Grootendorst[4]

References

  1. "dhr. prof.dr. F.H. van Eemeren". University of Amsterdam. http://www.uva.nl/en/profile/e/e/f.h.vaneemeren/f.h.van-eemeren.html. Retrieved 13 February 2019. 
  2. Eemeren, Frans Hendrik van; Grootendorst, Robert (1984). Speech acts in argumentative discussions: a theoretical model for the analysis of discussions directed towards solving conflicts of opinion. Walter de Gruyter. p. 222. ISBN 978-90-6765-018-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=HGgDuWHK-AEC&pg=PA222. Retrieved 20 May 2013. 
  3. Makau, Josina M. (1995). "Rev. of van Eemeren, Argumentation, Communication, and Fallacies". Philosophy & Rhetoric 28 (4): 426–30. 
  4. "Rev. of van Eemeren, Grootendorst, Fundamentals of Argumentation Theory". College Composition and Communication 48 (3): 437–38. 1997.