Argumentatively Navigating Deep Disagreements

ABSTRACT When disagreements cut deep, epistemic agents face a predicament. Although disagreements have been widely hailed for their epistemic benefits, deep disagreements are often plagued with argumentative hurdles preventing the attainment of such epistemic goods. This raises an important question: What should one do when faced with a deep disagreement? This article develops a case‐sensitive framework to help epistemic agents tailor their argumentative course of action to the rich complexity of deep disagreements in hopes of yielding positive epistemic outcomes.

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Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Published
2026-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.70117
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Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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Argumentatively Navigating Deep Disagreements

Jordi Fairhurst
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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Argumentatively Navigating Deep Disagreements

Jordi Fairhurst
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Abstract

ABSTRACT When disagreements cut deep, epistemic agents face a predicament. Although disagreements have been widely hailed for their epistemic benefits, deep disagreements are often plagued with argumentative hurdles preventing the attainment of such epistemic goods. This raises an important question: What should one do when faced with a deep disagreement? This article develops a case‐sensitive framework to help epistemic agents tailor their argumentative course of action to the rich complexity of deep disagreements in hopes of yielding positive epistemic outcomes.

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Institute of Philosophy (HU), Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears (ES), Universitat de les Illes Balears (ES)
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Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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