Aristotle's Rhetoric: Philosophical Essays

Published by Princeton University Press 1994

Aristotle's Rhetoric

Philosophical Essays

Edited by: David J. Furley and Alexander Nehamas

Volume 1744 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400872879

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In the field of philosophy, Plato's view of rhetoric as a potentially treacherous craft has long overshadowed Aristotle's view, which focuses on rhetoric as an independent discipline that relates in complex ways to dialectic and logic and to ethics and moral psychology. This volume, composed of essays by internationally renowned philosophers and classicists, provides the first extensive examination of Aristotle's Rhetoric and its subject matter in many years. One aim is to locate both Aristotle's treatise and its subject within the more general context of his philosophical treatment of other disciplines, including moral and political theory as well as poetics. The contributors also seek to illuminate the structure of Aristotle's own conception of rhetoric as presented in his treatise.

The first section of the book, which deals with the arguments of rhetoric, contains essays by M. F. Burnyeat and Jacques Brunschwig. A section treating the status of the art of rhetoric features pieces by Eckart Schütrumpf, Jürgen Sprute, M. M. McCabe, and Glenn W. Most. Essays by John M. Cooper, Stephen Halliwell, and Jean-Louis Labarrière address topics related to rhetoric, ethics, and politics. The final section, on rhetoric and literary art, comprises essays by Alexander Nehamas and André Laks.

Originally published in 1994.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface David J. Furley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction Alexander Nehamas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Section 1: The Arguments of Rhetoric
Enthymeme: Aristotle on the Logic of Persuasion M. F. Burnyeat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Rhétorique et Dialectique Rhétprique et Topiques Jacques Brunschwig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Section II: The Status of the Art of Rhetoric
Some Observations on the Introduction to Aristotle's Rhetoric Eckart Schütrumpf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Aristotle and the Legitimacy of Rhetoric Jürgen Sprute Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Arguments in Context: Aristotle's Defense of Rhetoric Mary Margaret McCabe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
The Uses of Endoxa: Philosophy and Rhetoric in the Rhetoric Glenn W. Most Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Section III: Rhetoric, Ethics and Politics
Ethical-Political Theory in Aristotle's Rhetoric John M. Cooper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Popular Morality, Philosophical Ethics and the Rhetoric Stephen Halliwell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
L'orateur Politique Face á Ses Contraintes Jean-Louis Labarrière Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Section IV: Rhetoric and Literary Art
Pity and Fear in the Rhetoric and the Poetics Alexander Nehamas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Substitution et Connaissance: Une Interprétation Unitare (Ou Presque) de la Théorie Aristotélicienne de la Métaphore André Laks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Index Locorum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Index Nominum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321