The Birth of Rhetoric: Gorgias, Plato and their Successors by Robert Wardy (Engl

Description: The Birth of Rhetoric by Robert Wardy What is rhetoric? Is it the capacity to persuade? Or is it mere rhetoric: the ability to get others to do what the speaker wants, regardless of what they want? Robert Wardy uses Gorgias at the centre of this book and the debate. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What is rhetoric?Is it the capacity to persuade? Or is it mere rhetoric: the ability to get others to do what the speaker wants, regardless of what they want? This is the rhetoric of ideological manipulation and political seduction. Rhetoric is for some a distinctive mode of communication; for others, whenever someone speaks, rhetoric is present.This book is devoted to helping readers understand these rival accounts, by showing how it has happened that there are so many conceptions of rhetoric. Any such approach must be rooted in classical antiquity, since our ideas of rhetoric are the product of a complicated historical process starting in ancient Greece. Greek rhetoric was born in bitter controversy. The figure of Gorgias is at the centre of that debate and of this book: he invites us to confront the terrifying, exhilarating possibility that persuasion is just power. Author Biography Robert Wardy Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: GORGIAS ON WHAT IS NOT 2 IN PRAISE OF FALLEN WOMEN: GORGIAS ENCOMIUM OF HELEN 3 IN DEFENCE OF REASON: PLATOS GORGIAS 4 AFTERLIVES 5 ARISTOTLES RHETORIC: MIGHTY IS THE TRUTH AND IT SHALL PREVAIL? EPILOGUE: DOES PHILOSOPHY HAVE A GENDER? Review `Wardy gives Gorgias a new hearing. The book addresses and is accessible to, anyone interested in philosophy, literature, and the history of either. - The Times Higher Education SupplementWardys book, descended from an interdisciplinary course on rhetoric, represents a sophisticated version of the now familiar challenge to simplistic assumptions about the godlike superiority of philosophical over other forms of discourse. - Christopher Rowe, Phronesis Long Description What is rhetoric? Is it the capacity to persuade? Or is it mere rhetoric: the ability to get others to do what the speaker wants, regardless of what they want? This is the rhetoric of ideological manipulation and political seduction. Rhetoric is for some a distinctive mode of communication; for others, whenever someone speaks, rhetoric is present. This book is devoted to helping readers understand these rival accounts, by showing how it has happened that there are so many conceptions of rhetoric. Any such approach must be rooted in classical antiquity, since our ideas of rhetoric are the product of a complicated historical process starting in ancient Greece. Greek rhetoric was born in bitter controversy. The figure of Gorgias is at the centre of that debate and of this book: he invites us to confront the terrifying, exhilarating possibility that persuasion is just power. Review Quote This is a beautifully written and beautiflly presented book. Details ISBN1138151114 Year 2016 ISBN-10 1138151114 ISBN-13 9781138151116 Format Hardcover Series Issues in Ancient Philosophy Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 170 Author Robert Wardy Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Affiliation St Catherines College Cambridge Pages 208 Publication Date 2016-12-02 Subtitle Gorgias, Plato and their Successors Short Title The Birth of Rhetoric Language English UK Release Date 2016-12-02 AU Release Date 2016-12-02 NZ Release Date 2016-12-02 Alternative 9780415146432 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161510599;

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