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Rhetoric and philosophy

Author: Richard A Cherwitz
Publisher: Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1990.
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"This important volume explores alternative ways in which those involved in the field of speech communication have attempted to find a philosophical grounding for rhetoric. Recognizing that rhetoric can be supported in a wide variety of ways, this text examines eight different philosophies of rhetoric: realism, relativism, rationalism, idealism, materialism, existentialism, deconstructionism, and pragmatism. The  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Richard A Cherwitz
ISBN: 0805804137 9780805804133
OCLC Number: 22118817
Description: xix, 314 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The philosophical foundations of rhetoric / R.A. Cherwitz --Realism and its implications for rhetorical theory / J.W. Hikins --
Relativism and rhetoric / B. Brummett --
Critical rationalism: rhetoric and the voice of reason / C.J. Orr --
Idealism as a rhetorical stance / J. Lyne --
Materialism: reductionist dogma or critical rhetoric? / M. McGuire --
Existentialism as a basis for the theory and practice of rhetoric / M.J. Hyde --
Rhetoric after deconstruction / J.A. Aune --
Rhetoric, pragmatism, and practical wisdom / J.A. Mackin, Jr.
Responsibility: edited by Richard A. Cherwitz ; with a foreword by Henry W. Johnstone, Jr.
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"This important volume explores alternative ways in which those involved in the field of speech communication have attempted to find a philosophical grounding for rhetoric. Recognizing that rhetoric can be supported in a wide variety of ways, this text examines eight different philosophies of rhetoric: realism, relativism, rationalism, idealism, materialism, existentialism, deconstructionism, and pragmatism. The value of this book lies in its pluralistic and comparative approach to rhetorical theory. Although rhetoric may be the more difficult road to philosophy, the fact that it is being traversed by a group of authors largely from speech communication demonstrates important growth in this field. Ultimately, there is recognition that if different thinkers can have solid reasons to adhere to disparate philosophies, serious communication problems can be eliminated. Rhetoric and Philosophy will assist scholars in choosing from among the many philosphical starting places for rhetoric" -- Amazon.com.

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