Nathan Fuehrer

I am pursuing an Individualized Multidisciplinary MA in Argumentation Theory under the supervision of Dr. Katharina Stevens. I have an MDiv (2009), a BEd (2020), and a BS in Political Science and Speech Communication with a Philosophy minor (2003). My thesis is on Virtue Argumentation Theory (VAT). In it, I plan to argue that a coherent VAT cannot simply offer rules for virtuous arguers as some in the field have done but must identify a clear purpose that guides virtuous argumentation. The purpose for which the virtuous arguer argues is to reconcile with their intended audience in a shared justification for belief in how things are and a shared vision of how things ought to be. I call this purpose "epistemic reconciliation" and intend to demonstrate that it can solve many of the puzzles in the relatively new field of VAT.