University of Windsor Digital Publishing

The Shape of Meaning in the Poetry of David Jones

Thomas Dilworth — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This inclusive in-depth interpretation of Jones’s poetry is a revision of The Shape of Meaning in the Poetry of David Jones, originally published by University of Toronto Press in 1988. It is expanded to include Jones’s inter-war poetry and the relation of his book illustration to spatial form in the long poems. The reviewer for Albion 23:1 (Spring 1991) writes: ‘anyone who approaches the work of David Jones from now on will have to contend with [this] monumental study …. of sources and analogues, of autobiographical influences, of symbolic form, and … cultural analysis…. clearly determined to establish Jones’s place in the canon of literary modernism and, indeed, to reshape our sense of the modernist tradition. … the entire book echoes Hugh MacDiarmid’s evaluation of Jones as “the greatest native English poet of the twentieth century” …. The scrupulous detail of [Dilworth’s] interpretations unquestionably illuminates and challenges. He defines and explores … the visual and spatial … structure …; the synchronic imperative of [the long poems]; the “tonal freeplay” … and “subgeneric metamorphosis” …. which constitute a kind of literary shape-shifting’. Making extensive use of previously unpublished manuscript material, this book is foundational for subsequent Jones scholarship. Revised and expanded, it remains cutting edge.

David Jones Unabridged

Thomas Dilworth — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This is a comprehensive biography of David Jones (1895-1974). It is an extension of David Jones Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet, which was promised in that book. The present text is a slight revisin of the final uncut transcript of the book, which, for in-print-publication, had to be halved and then reduced a further 350 pages. Over three times longer than the Cape book (as I call it), the present version provides more biographical detail, more illustrations, and fuller content, including more information about people in Jone's life. It contains richer analysis of his visual art and of his poetry, from which it quotes. And it quotes more extensively from his manuscripts and letters. For some, this unabridged version will serve as a David Jones database, but it is a biography, not an archive. The many illustrations make its chapters digitally immense. Consequently, its 1420 pages must be viewed -- and therefore, can only be digitally searched. And whomever finds this long version available, interesting, or enjoyable may wish to more comfortably read the Cape book.

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Polish-Canadian Business and Professional Association of Windsor

Polish-Canadian Business and Professional Association of Windsor — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Canada derives strength from the diversity of its population and its tradition of tolerance. For over two centuries, Polish immigrants have contributed to Canada’s history, traditions, customs, church, economy,politics, trade, science, art and culture. Today in Canada, there are more than 1.1 million people of Polish descent. For over 100 years Poles are present in Windsor. They are a vibrant part of the multicultural fabric of our city. October 14,2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of our Association’s contributions to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Poland.The 20th anniversary of the start of the Windsor-Lublin relationship as twin cities was on June 26, 2020. We are involved in strengthening the international links in business, education, and culture between our countries. For many years, we have supported our younger generation to build strong leaders for the future of Canada.

Rigour and Reason

J. Anthony Blair (ed) , Christopher W. Tindale (ed) — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Built in the centre of Copenhagen, and noted for its equestrian stairway, the Rundetaarn (Round Tower), was intended as an astronomical observatory. Part of a complex of buildings that once included a university library, it affords expansive views of the city in every direction, towering above what surrounds it. The metaphor of the towering figure, who sees what others might not, whose vantage point allows him to visualize how things fit together, and who has an earned-stature of respect and authority, fits another Danish stalwart, Hans Vilhelm Hansen, whose contributions to the fields of informal logic and argument theory have earned the gratitude of his colleagues, and inspired this collection of essays, written to express the appreciation of its authors and of the many, many colleagues they represent.

Educational Development in Canada

Darren Stanley — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Educational Development in Canada - a forthcoming book. There is currently a call for contributions.

Informal Logic

Federico Puppo — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The informal logic movement began as an attempt to develop – and teach – an alternative logic which can account for the real life arguing that surrounds us in our daily lives – in newspapers and the popular media, political and social commentary, advertising, and interpersonal exchange. The movement was rooted in research and discussion in Canada and especially at the University of Windsor, and has become a branch of argumentation theory which intersects with related traditions and approaches (notably formal logic, rhetoric and dialectics in the form of pragma-dialectics). In this volume, some of the best known contributors to the movement discuss their views and the reasoning and argument which is informal logic’s subject matter. Many themes and issues are explored in a way that will fuel the continued evolution of the field. Federico Puppo adds an insightful essay which considers the origins and development of informal logic and whether informal logicians are properly described as a “school” of thought. In considering that proposition, Puppo introduces readers to a diverse range of essays, some of them previously published, others written specifically for this volume.

Introduction: Federico Puppo; Pioneering Informal Logic and Argumentation Studies: J. Anthony Blair; Formal Models: John Woods; The Problem of Missing Premisses: Hitchcock, David; Are There Methods of Informal Logic?: Hans V. Hansen; Duets, Cartoons, and Tragedies: Struggles with the Fallacy of Composition: Trudy Govier; The Dialectical Tier Revisited: Ralph H. Johnson; How the Context of Dialogue of an Argument Influences its Evaluation: Douglas Walton; Inquiry: A Dialectical Approach to Teaching Critical Thinking: Sharon Bailin, Mark Battersby; Argumentation and the Force of Reasons: Robert C. Pinto; Aggression, Politeness, and Abstract Adversaries: Catherine Hundleby; MULTI-MODAL 2010: Multi-Modal Argumentation 20 Years Later: Michael A. Gilbert; Depicting Visual Arguments: An "ART" Approach: Leo Groarke; Informal Logic and the Nature of Argument: Christopher W. Tindale

Tikkun Beyond Borders

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

This youth-friendly book aims to further the dialogue around healing and repair (Tikkun) and civic engagement leading to positive social change and youth-led social justice initiatives in our communities.

Studies in Critical Thinking

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Critical thinking deserves both imaginative teaching and serious theoretical attention. Studies in Critical Thinking assembles an all-star cast to serve both.

EDITOR: J. Anthony Blair (Windsor)

INTRO: On What Critical Thinking Is (Alec Fisher, East Anglia)

PART II On Teaching CT (Blair & Scriven) 5 Exercises: Validity (Derek Allen, Toronto), Teaching Argument Construction (Kingsbury, Waikato), C.T About Students’ Own Beliefs (Tracy Bowell, Waikato & Justine Kingsbury), Settling Conflict by Compromise (Jan Albert van Laar, Groningen), Using Arguments to Inquire (Sharon Bailin, Simon Fraser & Mark Battersby, Capilano)

PART III 7 Chapters on Argument: Arguments and CT (J. Anthony Blair), The Concept of an Argument (David Hitchcock, McMaster), Using Computer Aided Argument Mapping to Teach CT (Martin Davies, Ashley Barnett, Tim van Gelder, Melbourne), Argument Schemes and Argument Mining (Douglas Walton, Windsor), Constructing Effective Arguments (Beth Innocenti, Kansas), Judging Arguments (Blair), Introduction to Fallaciousness (Christopher Tindale, Windsor).

PART IV 7 Chapters on Useful Background for CT: How a Critical Thinkeer Uses the Web (Sally Jackson, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Definition (Robert Ennis, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Generalizing (Dale Hample & Yiwen Dai, Maryland), Appeals to Authorit8y: Sources & Experts (Mark Battersby), Logic and CT, (G.C. Goddu, Richmond), Abduction and Inference to the Best Explanation (John Woods, British Columbia). The Unruly Logic of Evaluation (Michael Scriven, Claremont)

Live a Great Story

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

In the fall 2018 semester, a group of talented and hard-working writers came together in Dale Jacobs’ Creative Nonfiction workshop at the University of Windsor, pushing each other to explore the genre through their writing. The four essays in this collection represent the spirit of that work. KC Santo on mental health. Andrew Whitmarsh on confronting death. Alana Natis on grief. Sarah Grenier on faith.

Enjoy the stellar work collected here. Live a great story.

Inquiry: A New Paradigm for Critical Thinking

Mark Battersby, Sharon Bailin — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

This volume reflects the development and theoretical foundation of a new paradigm for critical thinking based on inquiry. The field of critical thinking, as manifested in the Informal Logic movement, developed primarily as a response to the inadequacies of formalism to represent actual argumentative practice and to provide useful argumentative skills to students. Because of this, the primary focus of the field has been on informal arguments rather than formal reasoning. Yet the formalist history of the field is still evident in its emphasis, with respect to both theory and pedagogy, on the structure and evaluation of individual, de-contextualized arguments. It is our view that such a view of critical thinking is excessively narrow and limited, failing to provide an understanding of argumentation as largely a matter of comparative evaluation of a variety of contending positions and arguments with the goal of reaching a reasoned judgment on an issue. As a consequence, traditional critical thinking instruction is problematic in failing to provide the reasoning skills that students need in order to accomplish this goal. Instead, the goal of critical thinking instruction has been seen largely as a defensive one: of learning to not fall prey to invalid, inadequate, or fallacious arguments.

The cover image for this volume is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID pplot.13725. It is part of the public domain and is available here.

Problems in Argument Analysis and Evaluation

Trudy Govier — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

We are pleased to publish this WSIA edition of Trudy’s Govier’s seminal volume, Problems in Argument Analysis and Evaluation. Originally published in 1987 by Foris Publications, this was a pioneering work that played a major role in establishing argumentation theory as a discipline. Today, it is as relevant to the field as when it first appeared, with discussions of questions and issues that remain central to the study of argument. It has defined the main approaches to many of those issues and guided the ways in which we might respond to them. From this foundation, it sets the stage for further investigations and emerging research.

This is a second edition of the book that is corrected and updated by the author, with new prefaces to each chapter.

Deliberative Rhetoric

Christian Kock — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Christian Kock’s essays show the essential interconnectedness of practical reasoning, rhetoric and deliberative democracy. They constitute a unique contribution to argumentation theory that draws on – and criticizes – the work of philosophers, rhetoricians, political scientists and other argumentation theorists. It puts rhetoric in the service of modern democracies by drawing attention to the obligations of politicians to articulate arguments and objections that citizens can weigh against each other in their deliberations about possible courses of action.

Research Advances in Behavioral, Economic and Health Geography Inspired by Gerard Rushton

Alan G. Phipps — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

This is a festschrift including nine scientific papers and six abstracts of papers written by Dr. Gerard Rushton or his former graduate students and colleagues to celebrate his retirement from teaching at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. The festschrift begins with Rushton’s own review of his research advances in Behavioral Geography, Economic Geography and Health Geography that coincide with three recurring phases of his academic career during 45 years of teaching at the University of Iowa. Following this, each paper by a former student or colleague reviews the special personal and academic contributions of Rushton to him or her in one of those research areas. Each paper then proceeds to review the author’s (or authors’) contributions to scientific theory and empirical analysis that he or she (or they) has(ve) subsequently advanced or evolved from Rushton’s original contributions. These papers are scientific contributions of interest to an academic readership, as opposed to personal or anecdotal recollections.

Epigenetics in Society

Windsor Epigenetics Study Group; Michael J. Crawford — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Would you take a potentially life-saving drug if you knew that your children and grandchildren might suffer the side effects?

Would you change your lifestyle if it meant you could reverse disadvantages built into your genes?

Would you be comfortable if corporations could infer intimate details about your life history without asking?

What if that data could improve your quality of life?

Epigenetics - our epigenome - controls how our genes behave without altering their sequence. Just about everything affects it, from nutrition, drugs, and toxins to child rearing, culture, and society. Many diseases, from obesity to addiction to cancer, can be linked to epigenetic modifications. Furthermore, throughout development and life, from conception to death, the exposures you have will not only affect your own epigenome, but potentially also your child’s, and your grandchild’s. This rapidly expanding field of biological, physiological, sociological, and psychological research could be key to discovering why, and more importantly how, we are the way we are.

Epigenetics has consequences for medicine, pregnancy, childcare, law and how we live on an everyday basis. This book will provide a comprehensive introduction to the mechanisms and real-life consequences of epigenetics, and will arm the reader with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about the future of epigenetics in modern society. This is a call for serious consideration about the effects of epigenetics on society.

Epigenetics has been independently peer-reviewed for accuracy by international experts. It is written by students of diverse disciplines, and intended for students and educated lay people.

Reasonable Responses

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

This tribute to the breadth and influence of Trudy Govier’s philosophical work begins with her early scholarship in argumentation theory, paying special attention to its pedagogical expression. Most people first encounter Trudy Govier’s work and many people only encounter it through her textbooks, especially A Practical Study of Argument, published in many editions. In addition to the work on argumentation that has continued throughout her career, much of Govier’s later work addresses social philosophy and the problems of trust and response to moral wrongs. The introduction by Catherine Hundleby situates Govier’s research along the path of her unusual academic life.

While following the timeline of Govier’s research publication, in this collection the authors build on her work and suggest certain new connections between her argumentation theory and social philosophy. A Practical Study of Argument, first published in 1985, situates Govier among a distinct segment of informal logicians whose concerns about teaching reasoning to post-secondary students orient their research, Takuzo Konishi argues. Moira Kloster evaluates Govier’s progress in the challenge of providing critical thinking education to diverse and changing social contexts. Shifting gears to social philosophy but still addressing education, Laura Elizabeth Pinto explores the significance of Govier’s work on trust for explaining the problem of “audit culture” for teaching. At the centre of this volume, social philosophy receives an abstract meta-ethical defense from Linda Radzik.

Moving solidly into the domain of normative social philosophy, Alice MacLachlan reconsiders Govier’s condemnation of revenge by viewing it as a form of moral address, but she notes how revenge as an act of communication contrasts with argumentation in lacking the respect that Govier maintains is intrinsic to argumentation. MacLachlan ultimately agrees that revenge is morally indefensible. The practical challenges of addressing others in the aftermath of wrongdoing, especially in public contexts, can make it difficult to distinguish between victims and combatants or wrongdoers, Alistair Little and Wilhelm Verwoerd explain, and Kathryn Norlock argues that forgiveness is psychologically vexed too. People may recognize transformation to be in principle possible for all people, Norlock argues, and yet we may find the evidence regarding some particular evildoer sufficient to count that person as an exception. Finally Govier responds to the various papers.

Dialogues in Argumentation

Ron Von Burg — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

This volume focuses on dialogue and argumentation in contexts which are marked by truculence and discord. The contributors include well known argumentation scholars who discuss the issues this raises from the point of view of a variety of disciplines and points of view. The authors seek to address theoretically challenging issues in a way that is relevant to both the theory and the practice of argument. The collection brings together selected essays from the 2006 11^th Wake Forest University Biennial Argumentation Conference held at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida and the 2012 14^th Wake Forest University Biennial Argumentation Conference held at Casa Artom in Venice, Italy.

The Rise of Informal Logic

Ralph H. Johnson — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We are pleased to release this digital edition of Ralph Johnson’s The Rise of Informal Logic as Volume 2 in the series Windsor Studies in Argumentation. This edition is a reprint of the previous Vale Press edition with some minor corrections.

We have decided to make this the second volume in the series because it is such a compelling account of the formation of informal logic as a discipline, written by one of the founders of the field. The book includes essential chapters on the history and development of informal logic. Other chapters are key reflections on the theoretical issues raised by the attempt to understand informal argument. Many of the papers were previously published in important journals. A number of them were co-authored with J. Anthony Blair. Three of them have appeared only in the present book.

What Do We Know About the World?

Gabrijela Kišiček, Igor Ž. Žagar — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

What do we know about the world? Rhetorical and Argumentative Perspectives is a book trying to answer the title question by contributing to rhetorical and argumentative studies. It consists of papers presented at the “First International Conference on Rhetoric in Croatia: the Days of Ivo Škarić” in May, 2012, and subsequently revised for publication. Through a variety of different routs, the papers explore the role of rhetoric and argumentation in various types of public discourse and present interdisciplinary work connecting linguists, phoneticians, philosophers, law experts and communication scientists in the common ground of rhetoric and argumentation.. The Conference was organized with the intent of paying respect to the Croatian rhetorician and professor emeritus Ivo Škarić who was the first to introduce rhetoric at the Department of Phonetics at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb.

One Century of the Polish Community in Windsor 1908-2008

Agata Rajski; Frank Simpson — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The history of the Polish diaspora in Windsor, 1908-2008. In Polish and English.