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Ethics & theory of value

File pertains to an undergraduate course taken by Gilbert on the general theory of value. Records in this file are handwritten notes and papers by Gilbert.

Epistemology - perception

File pertains to an undergraduate course on analytic philosophy taken by Gilbert. Records in this file are handwritten notes, handouts, and two papers by Gilbert entitled "Malcolm and Chisholm" and "Malcolm on Certainty".

Epistemology

File consists of handwritten notes and a draft student paper by Gilbert entitled "An Attempted Clarification of Analyticity".

EDM

File pertains to Gilbert's business, EDM: Effective Dispute Management, and his speaking engagements and corporate training services on this subject. Records in this file are correspondence, a flyer, a business registration form, invoices, information sheets, an agenda, notes and memoranda.

EDC mss

File consists of draft manuscripts of "Effective Dispute Communication" by Gilbert as well as a workshop handout entitled "Arguing with Lawyers: A One Day Workshop".

EB

File pertains to Gilbert's article, "The Enthymeme Buster", presented at the 1991 Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) conference and published in the journal Informal Logic. Records in this file are correspondence, diagrams, article drafts, a conference program, referee report forms, and an abstract.

Doctor, R.

File consists of a letter sent to Gilbert with accompanying photographs.

Dispute, Theory of

File pertains to a paper written by Gilbert entitled "Towards a Theory of Dispute", submitted for publication to several journals. Records in this file are article drafts including diagrams, correspondence, and notes.

"Discovering Logic" : corres.

File consists of correspondence, a prospectus, memoranda and reader feedback pertaining to Gilbert's efforts to find a publisher for his textbook "Discovering Logic".

Diane

Item is a resume of Gilbert's wife, Diane Guite Gilbert.

Diamond, Paula

File consists of correspondence and notes pertaining to Gilbert's search for a new literary agent and his novel "Thriller", in particular with Paula Diamond, who became his agent.

Department of Philosophy course lists

File pertains to Gilbert's work as Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Programme Director and course planning for the department. Items in this file include departmental course listings, schedules, budget documents, course enrolment statistics, memoranda, notes and lecturer CVs.

Delimitation of arg.

File pertains to an article written by Gilbert entitled "The Delimitation of Argument", submitted for publication to the "Journal of Philosophy and the American Philosophical Quarterly" and presented at the Ontario Philosophical Society meeting in Oct. 1990. Records in this file are correspondence, article drafts, e-mail, notes, a call for papers and meeting programs, and referees' reports.

Curriculum vitae

File consists of correspondence and articles pertaining to Gilbert's professional achievements and recommendations, as well as early copies of his curriculum vitae, and a sabbatical report (16 Mar. 1989).

Curriculum comm.

File pertains to Gilbert's involvement with the Department of Philosophy's Curriculum Committee. Records in this file are course lists and enrollment statistics, a list of faculty members, a description of courses in philosophy at York University, a mini course calendar and memoranda.

Curr 2001/02

File pertains to Gilbert's work as Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Programme Director and course planning for the department. Items in this file include course lists, enrollment statistics, memoranda, budget documents, faculty lists, and course descriptions.

Cross word puzzles

File pertains to an article by Gilbert entitled "Solving Cross Words Puzzles", published in "CA Magazine" and "Leader's Magazine" (a condensed version). Records in this file are correspondence, a draft version of the article, and copies of the published article.

CPA comments

File pertains to a Canadian Philosophical Association meeting in May 1998 and a session discussing Gilbert's book, "Coalescent Argumentation". Records in this file are three discussion papers about the book presented at the meeting.

CP [Cross Purposes]

File pertains to Gilbert's screenplay entitled "Cross Purposes" and his efforts to find an agent and sell the screenplay. Records in this file are correspondence, shipping invoices, receipts and a script synopsis.

"Control"

File consists of notes and manuscript drafts pertaining to a novel by Gilbert entitled "Control".

Conflict 420.6

File consists of notes, diagrams, photocopied articles, a letter, a course description, and a reading list pertaining to this course, Formal Philosophy (AS/PH 420.6). Also included is a student paper featuring an analysis of Gilbert's work.

Conference materials and subject files

Series consists of records pertaining to Gilbert’s attendance at conferences and his professional and personal associations, as well as miscellaneous subject files. Records in these files include conference materials and papers, correspondence, and photographs.

Conference

File consists of conference-related materials, including programs, calls for papers, registration forms, itineraries, correspondence and e-mail, pertaining to conferences attended by Gilbert, including those where he presented a paper or participated on a panel. A paper by Gilbert, entitled "Is it argument? In defense of the linguistically inexplicable", is also included in the file.

Computer disks

Disks in this file consist of draft manuscripts for "First Aid", "Discovering Logic", "Buddy System" and "Cross Purposes" as well as computer backup files of notes, correspondence and other writing. Not all files are accessible in their original formats.

Computer coordinator

File pertains to Gilbert's position as the Department of Philosophy's computer coordinator. Records in this file are memoranda, a list of computing requests, computing and academic equipment plans, a document on web page management, a request form, and hardware lists.

Computer columns

File pertains to a column entitled "The Computer Corner" written by Gilbert for the Writers' Union of Canada newsletter. Records in this file are copies of his columns, correspondence, and computer ads.

College essays

File consists of Gilbert's undergraduate philosophy papers, written while a student at the City University of New York, Hunter College.

Canoe trip '85

File pertains to Gilbert's participation in a canoe trip on the Chapleau River in July 1985 organized by Canadian Nature Tours. Records includes brochures, maps and correspondence.

CA overview

File pertains to a presentation given by Gilbert entitled "Coalescent Argumentation: an overview". Items in this file are the text of the presentation and accompanying overhead transparencies. Also included is the text of a 1995 talk given by Gilbert entitled "Modes, Coalescence & Pragma-Dialectics".

CA [Coalescent Argumentation]

File pertains to the publication of Gilbert's book "Coalescent Argumentation" by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.. Records in this file include a signed contract, correspondence, and royalty statements.

Buck Brown

File pertains to Gilbert's written response, "Bucking Back: A Reply to Posner", to an article written by Judith Posner, entitled "Dirty Old Women: Buck Brown's Cartoon" and published in the "Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology". Records in this file are correspondence, article drafts and published articles.

BS [The Buddy System] notes

File consists of Gilbert's handwritten notes and course handouts on the general subject of dispute resolution and communication, and a copy of Gilbert's paper "Effective Dispute Communication".

BS [The Buddy System] : corres.

File consists of correspondence and a synopsis pertaining to Gilbert's efforts to find a publisher for his book "The Buddy System: Moving from Conflict to Cooperation" (previously entitled "Arguing: A Philosophy of Life"). Included in the file is a royalty statement for "Yellow Angel".

"Blue Cantata #110"

File consists of drafts of this short story by Gilbert, as well as related correspondence pertaining to his submissions to magazines.

Bibliographies

File consists of miscellaneous philosophy-related bibliographies and reading lists.

Bevis

File consists of draft manuscripts and illustrations for a children's book written by Gilbert and illustrated by his son, Zachary, entitled "The Story of Bevis and Big Beard Bonzo". Included in the file is a 1992 letter from Susan Renouf of Kids Can Press.

Bevis

Item is short story manuscript written by Gilbert entitled "The Story of Bevis and Big Beard Bonzo".

Berkeley

File consists of handwritten notes and two student papers written by Gilbert entitled "An explication and defense of Van Iten's interpretation of Berkeley" and "Berkeley: Ontology or Epistemology".

Benefits

File consists of pamphlets and memoranda pertaining to York University faculty benefit plans.

Bellagio 2004

Item is a letter from the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Study and Conference Center to Gilbert regarding his application to its residency program to write a manuscript, "Emotion and Argument".

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