Chaïm Perelman
Chaïm Perelman | |
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Portrait of Polish-born philosopher Chaïm Perelman | |
| Born | Henio Perelman 20 May 1912 |
| Died | 22 January 1984 (aged 71) Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian, Polish |
| Other names | (mistaken) Charles Perelman |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Free University of Brussels |
| Philosophical work | |
| Institutions | Université Libre de Bruxelles Pennsylvania State University |
| Notable works | Traité de l'argumentation – la nouvelle rhétorique (1958), with Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca |
Chaïm Perelman (born Henio (or Henri) Perelman; sometimes referred to mistakenly as Charles Perelman) (20 May 1912 – 22 January 1984) was a Belgian philosopher of Polish-Jewish origin. He was among the most important argumentation theorists of the 20th century. His chief work is the Traité de l'argumentation – la nouvelle rhétorique (1958), with Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca, translated into English as The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation, by John Wilkinson and Purcell Weaver (1969).