Practice of Theory - Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Pedagogy in the Academy

Klappentext Examines the practical use of theory as a pedagogical aid and argues for a broader conception of rhetoric in the human sciences. Zusammenfassung The practical application of theory as a pedagogical aid has yet to be fully addressed. The Practice of Theory! examines the connection between theory and pedagogy at the level of practice and offers a sustained reflection on the production of knowledge across a range of contemporary disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Gorgias, Phaedrus, and the rhetorical formulation of the extra-discursive; 2. Aristotle on rhetoric, phronesis, and practical knowledge; 3. A rhetorical reading of the human sciences: towards antifoundationalism; 4. Rorty and the mirror of nature: hermeneutics and the possibility of social change; 5. Louise Phelps and theory: towards a human science disciplined by practical wisdom; 6. Liberatory pedagogy, conceptual knowledge: towards a practical wisdom disciplined by scientific observation; 7. Toward a materialistic rhetoric: writing the conditions of the incommensurable.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Michael F Bernard-Donals, Michael F. Bernard-Donals, Michael F. (University of Missouri Bernard-Donals
• Collaboration: Anthony Cascardi (Editeur), Richard Macksey (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 04.06.1998
• EAN: 9780521595063
• ISBN: 978-0-521-59506-3
• Pages: 263
• Thème: Literature, Culture, Theory
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée