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Author : Marina McCoy
Release : 2008
Genre : Electronic books
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 703/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists by : Marina McCoy
Download or read book Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists written by Marina McCoy. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marina McCoy explores Plato's treatment of the rhetoric of philosophers and sophists.
Author : Marina McCoy
Release : 2011-03-03
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 371/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists by : Marina McCoy
Download or read book Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists written by Marina McCoy. This book was released on 2011-03-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Marina McCoy explores Plato's treatment of the rhetoric of philosophers and sophists through a thematic treatment of six different Platonic dialogues, including Apology, Protagoras, Gorgias, Republic, Sophist, and Phaedras. She argues that Plato presents the philosopher and the sophist as difficult to distinguish, insofar as both use rhetoric as part of their arguments. Plato does not present philosophy as rhetoric-free, but rather shows that rhetoric is an integral part of the practice of philosophy.
Author : Fitzgibbons Chair of Philosophy Marina McCoy
Release : 2014-05-14
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 908/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists by : Fitzgibbons Chair of Philosophy Marina McCoy
Download or read book Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists written by Fitzgibbons Chair of Philosophy Marina McCoy. This book was released on 2014-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marina McCoy explores Plato's treatment of the rhetoric of philosophers and sophists through a thematic treatment of six different Platonic dialogues, including Apology, Protagoras, Gorgias, Republic, Sophist, and Phaedras. She argues that Plato presents the philosopher and the sophist as difficult to distinguish, insofar as both use rhetoric as part of their arguments. Plato does not present philosophy as rhetoric-free, but rather shows that rhetoric is an integral part of philosophy. However, the philosopher and the sophist are distinguished by the philosopher's love of the forms as the ultimate objects of desire. It is this love of the forms that informs the philosopher's rhetoric, which he uses to lead his partner to better understand his deepest desires. McCoy's work is of interest to philosophers, classicists, and communications specialists alike in its careful yet comprehensive treatment of philosophy, sophistry, and rhetoric as portrayed through the drama of the dialogues.
Author : Richard Marback
Release : 1999
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 400/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Plato's Dream of Sophistry by : Richard Marback
Download or read book Plato's Dream of Sophistry written by Richard Marback. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Plato's Dream of Sophistry, Richard Marback shows that Plato's vision was remarkably accurate. Against histories of rhetoric that described Plato's influence mainly in terms of his overarching dominance, Marback argues that Plato's lasting influence results not from the force of the dialogues themselves but from continued investments in arguing about the dialogues.
Author : Robert Wardy
Release : 2005-08-04
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 301/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Birth of Rhetoric by : Robert Wardy
Download or read book The Birth of Rhetoric written by Robert Wardy. This book was released on 2005-08-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
