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Zusatztext `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 Supplement'Wardy's 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 Informationen zum Autor Robert Wardy Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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: PLATO'S GORGIAS 4 AFTERLIVES 5 ARISTOTLE'S RHETORIC: MIGHTY IS THE TRUTH AND IT SHALL PREVAIL? EPILOGUE: DOES PHILOSOPHY HAVE A GENDER?
