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The rhetoric of Plato's Republic : democracy and the philosophical problem of persuasion
Title
The rhetoric of Plato's Republic : democracy and the philosophical problem of persuasion / James L. Kastely.
ISBN
9780226278629
022627862X
9780226278766
Publication
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
xviii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Republic: Plato's democratic epic
The elenchic victory and the failure of persuasion
Glaucon's request for a persuasive argument
Confronting obstacles to persuasion
The limits of persuasion: the residual force of culture and the unruliness of desire
The argument for philosophy
A rhetorical account of philosophy
Compelling a philosopher
A genuinely persuasive defense of justice?
The rhetorical office of poetry
Philosophical rhetoric.
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