J. Anthony Blair
J. Anthony Blair | |
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| Born | John Anthony Blair August 12, 1941 |
| Died | March 7, 2024 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Known for | One of the founding members of the informal logic movement in North America |
John Anthony Blair (12 August 1941 – March 7 2024) was a Canadian philosopher.
Along with his colleague Ralph Johnson, he has been credited as one of the founding members of the informal logic movement in North America. The two co-published one of the movement's most influential texts, "Logical Self-Defense". Blair is also co-founder of the Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation, and Rhetoric, co-founder of the Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation (OSSA), and a founding board member of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA).