Die 'Rhetorik' des Aristoteles ist von fundamentaler Bedeutung für die Geschichte der Rhetorik nicht nur der griechisch-römischen Antike, sondern auch der nachfolgenden Epochen bis in die Moderne. Gleichwohl handelt es sich bei ihr nicht etwa um einen Versuch, den Gegenstand zei…
Die 'Rhetorik' des Aristoteles ist von fundamentaler Bedeutung für die Geschichte der Rhetorik nicht nur der griechisch-römischen Antike, sondern auch der nachfolgenden Epochen bis in die Moderne. Gleichwohl handelt es sich bei ihr nicht etwa um einen Versuch, den Gegenstand zei…
Jamie Dow presents an original treatment of Aristotle's views on rhetoric and the passions, and the first major study of Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' in recent years. He attributes to Aristotle a normative view of rhetoric and its role in the state, and ascribes to him a particular vi…
"For Aristotle, arousing the passions of others can amount to giving them proper grounds for conviction. On that basis a skill in doing so can be something valuable, an appropriate constituent of the kind of expertise in rhetoric that deserves to be cultivated and given expressi…
Jamie Dow presents an original treatment of Aristotle's views on rhetoric and the passions, and the first major study of Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' in recent years. He attributes to Aristotle a normative view of rhetoric and its role in the state, and ascribes to him a particular vi…
"Logos and Power in Isocrates and Aristotle presents Isocrates' vision of discourse as a worthy rival, rather than a mere precursor, of Aristotle's Rhetoric. Casting Isocrates and Aristotle as opponents in a debate over the character, resources, and ends of rhetorical education,…
In the field of philosophy, Plato's view of rhetoric as a potentially treacherous craft has long overshadowed Aristotle's view, which focuses on rhetoric as an independent discipline that relates in complex ways to dialectic and logic and to ethics and moral psychology. This vol…
In the field of philosophy, Plato's view of rhetoric as a potentially treacherous craft has long overshadowed Aristotle's view, which focuses on rhetoric as an independent discipline that relates in complex ways to dialectic and logic and to ethics and moral psychology. This vol…
In this study of the relationship between rhetoric and geometry, David Metzger poses and answers questions of major significance to the field of rhetorical studies. By asking what rhetoric is, he examines why it has always been difficult to define and to determine its purpose an…
