Pragmatism, Democracy, and the Necessity of Rhetoric

An exploration into the development of the rhetorics of American pragmatism

About the author

Robert Danisch is a visiting assistant professor of communication studies and philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. He received his Ph.D. in communication from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. in philosophy and in history from the University of Virginia, where he was an Echols Scholar.

Summary

Examines the search by America's first generation of pragmatists for a unique set of rhetorics that would serve the needs of a developing democracy. Analyzing pragmatism's historical development, this book provides information on its association with an alternative but significant and often overlooked tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Danisch, Robert Danish
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2007
• EAN: 9781570036903
• ISBN: 978-1-57003-690-3
• No. of pages: 190
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communication; Studies in Rhetoric/Communicat; Studies in Rhetoric/Communicat; Studies in Rhetoric/Communication; Studies in Rhetoric & Communic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day