Chaim PerelmanThis accessible book examines the philosophical foundations of Chaim Perelman's rhetorical theory. In addition to offering a brief biography, it explores Perelman's deep philosophical commitments and his concern for the ways in which the details of actual texts realize those commitments. The authors show that Perelman still reigns supreme when it comes to the elucidation of actual texts. His is a micro-analysis of arguments, one that is endlessly suggestive of ways of analyzing texts at the level of the word and phrase, the arrangement of parts, and the structure of arguments. |
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... figure as context for a detailed examination of the figure's contribution to rhetorical theory or history. We envision these as the first books on their subject, not the last. While books in the series may exceed these modest aims ...
... figure as context for a detailed examination of the figure's contribution to rhetorical theory or history. We envision these as the first books on their subject, not the last. While books in the series may exceed these modest aims ...
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... of Reality Rhetoric as a Technique and a Mode of Truth Arrangement as Persuasion The Figures as Argument Presence as Synergy ix 13 43 53 65 99 115 I35 153 157 Preface For each of us, Perelman has been a central Contents.
... of Reality Rhetoric as a Technique and a Mode of Truth Arrangement as Persuasion The Figures as Argument Presence as Synergy ix 13 43 53 65 99 115 I35 153 157 Preface For each of us, Perelman has been a central Contents.
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... figure, hovering steadily over our scholarly work, our excursions into rhetorical theory and rhetorical criticism. We hope that this short book helps others also see the inspira~ tional importance of his achievement. Still, there is no ...
... figure, hovering steadily over our scholarly work, our excursions into rhetorical theory and rhetorical criticism. We hope that this short book helps others also see the inspira~ tional importance of his achievement. Still, there is no ...
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... neglected, but which the Belgians feature: the role of arrangement and of the figures in argument. In a final chapter we focus on what we regard as the keystone in the Perelmanian rhetorical arch: the concept of presence. We try Preface xi.
... neglected, but which the Belgians feature: the role of arrangement and of the figures in argument. In a final chapter we focus on what we regard as the keystone in the Perelmanian rhetorical arch: the concept of presence. We try Preface xi.
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... figures of speech. Young Perelman wondered what possible connection professors of rhetoric could see between these two topics. After completing his secondary education, Perelman enrolled at the Free University of Brussels, an ...
... figures of speech. Young Perelman wondered what possible connection professors of rhetoric could see between these two topics. After completing his secondary education, Perelman enrolled at the Free University of Brussels, an ...
Contents
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Philosophical Foundations | 13 |
A Theory of the Rhetorical Audience | 31 |
Arguing QuasiLogically | 43 |
Arguing from the Structure of Reality | 53 |
Arguments That Establish the Structureof Reality | 65 |
Rhetoric as a Technique and a Modeof Truth | 81 |
Arrangement as Persuasion | 99 |
The Figures as Argument | 115 |
Presence as Synergy | 135 |
Notes | 153 |
Bibliography | 157 |
Index | 165 |
Books in the Rhetoric in the Modern Era Series | 167 |
Back Cover | 168 |
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