ABSTRACT
Argumentation theory and the theory of argument have (re-)emerged as important focal
points of interdisciplinary research. Not just philosophers and logicians but also linguists,
speech communication theorists, rhetoricians, and psychologists, among others, have
written extensively about it. The reader should consult the Proceedings of the Second
ISSA Conference on Argumentation (1991a, 1991b) and the Third ISSA Conference on
Argumentation (1995a, 1995b, 1995c, 1995d). They consist of papers from scholars all
over the world and from a great variety of disciplines-all in one fashion or another
addressing issues having to do with argumentation. I give here a brief survey of recent
activity in this area to indicate the scope of that interest within the Academy.
