Rhetoric and Irony : Western Literacy and Western Lies.

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This study synthesizes existing arguments about the perception of dialogue, writing and language in the ancient world. It examines specifically the work of four key figures: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and Augustine.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Swearingen, C. Jan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Temas:
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Civilization, Western > Classical influences.
Rhetoric > Philosophy.
Literacy > Philosophy.
Dialectic.
Logos (Philosophy)
Irony.
Rhétorique ancienne.
Dialectique.
Logos (Philosophie)
Ironie.
dialectic.
irony.
Civilization, Western > Classical influences
Dialectic
Irony
Literacy > Philosophy
Rhetoric, Ancient
Rhetoric > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; Proem; 1. Before Being or Not-Being Was: Logos and Logic Among the Preplatonics; 2. Rhetor and Eiron: Plato's Defense of Dialogue; 3. Aristotle: A Logic of Terms, a Rhetoric of Motives; 4. Cicero: Defining the Value of Literacy; 5. When the Rhetor Lies: Augustine's Critique of Mendacity; 6. Inscriptions of Self and the Erasure of Truth; Epi Dia Logos; Notes; References; Index.

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