Douglas Walton, University of Windsor

Research

argumentation artificial intelligence legal argumentation argument mapping

Latest papers

Annotating Argument Schemes.
Argumentation · 2021 · senior author
The Slippery Slope Argument in the Ethical Debate on Genetic Engineering of Humans.
Science and engineering ethics · 2017 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

The Carneades argumentation system
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$315,246
Argumentation in artificial intelligence and law
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$98,400

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Annotating Argument Schemes.

Visser J, Lawrence J, Reed C, Wagemans J, Walton D

Argumentation2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10503-020-09519-x PMID: 33678987

02

The Slippery Slope Argument in the Ethical Debate on Genetic Engineering of Humans.

Walton D

Science and engineering ethics2017First author

DOI: 10.1007/s11948-016-9861-3 PMID: 28000092

The Carneades argumentation system

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Walton, Douglas N.

Keywords: argumentation; artificial intelligence; legal argumentation; argument mapping

$315,246

Argumentation in artificial intelligence and law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Walton, Douglas N.

Keywords: argumentation; legal reasoning; artificial intelligence; informal logic; multi-agent argumentation

$98,400

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: argumentation Dear Professor Walton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Annotating Argument Schemes." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]