Rhetoric, Sophistry, Pragmatism by Steven Mailloux (English) Paperback Book

Description: Rhetoric, Sophistry, Pragmatism by Steven Mailloux The skeptical relativism and self-conscious rhetoric of the pragmatist tradition, which began with the pre-Socratic Sophists and developed through an American tradition including William James and John Dewey, have attracted new attention in the context of postmodernist thought. At the same time there has been a more general renewal of interest in rhetoric itself. This book explores the various ways in which rhetoric, sophistry, and pragmatism overlap in their current theoretical and political implications, and demonstrates how they contribute both to a rethinking of the human sciences within the academy and to larger debates over cultural politics. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The skeptical relativism and self-conscious rhetoric of the pragmatist tradition, which began with the pre-Socratic Sophists and developed through an American tradition including William James and John Dewey, have attracted new attention in the context of postmodernist thought. At the same time there has been a more general renewal of interest in rhetoric itself. This book explores the various ways in which rhetoric, sophistry, and pragmatism overlap in their current theoretical and political implications, and demonstrates how they contribute both to a rethinking of the human sciences within the academy and to larger debates over cultural politics. Table of Contents Introduction: sophistry and rhetorical pragmatism Steven Mailloux; 1. Isocrates philosophia and contemporary pragmatism Edward Schiappa; 2. The degradation of rhetoric; or, dressing like a gentleman, speaking like a scholar Jasper Neel; 3. Antilogics, dialogics, and sophistic social psychology: Michael Billigs reinvention of Bakhtin from Protagorean rhetoric Don H. Bialostosky; 4. The genealogies of pragmatism Tom Cohen; 5. Philosophy in the new rhetoric, rhetoric in the new philosophy Joseph Margolis; 6. Individual feeling and universal validity Charlene Haddock Seigfried and Hans Seigfried; 7. Pragmatism, rhetoric and The American Scene Giles Gunn; 8. The political consequences of pragmatism; or, cultural pragmatics for a cybernetic revolution David B. Downing; 9. In excess: radical extensions of neopragmatism Susan Jarratt; Selected bibliographies: Rhetoric and recent critical theory; Re-interpretations of the Greek sophists; Developments in the pragmatist tradition. Review "Steven Maillouxs lucid and thoughtful introduction explores relations among rhetoric, pragmitism, and sophistry which explains why all three are object of philosophical disapproval. This collection is more than the sum of its parts. Taken together, the essays promote and exemplify a Deweyan interdisciplinary project of compelling importance. They revise philosophy, intellectual history, an pedagogy to make rhetoric central and to revoke its ancient divorce from dialetic. This this rediscription of our intellectual heritage offers hope that modern rhetoric can both serve and shape the ever-mutating goals of a secular, democratic, and technologically innovative society without discarding the past." Lars Engle, Modern Philology Review Quote "Steven Maillouxs lucid and thoughtful introduction explores relations among rhetoric, pragmitism, and sophistry which explains why all three are object of philosophical disapproval. This collection is more than the sum of its parts. Taken together, the essays promote and exemplify a Deweyan interdisciplinary project of compelling importance. They revise philosophy, intellectual history, an pedagogy to make rhetoric central and to revoke its ancient divorce from dialetic. This this rediscription of our intellectual heritage offers hope that modern rhetoric can both serve and shape the ever-mutating goals of a secular, democratic, and technologically innovative society without discarding the past." Lars Engle, Modern Philology Promotional "Headline" The contribution of rhetoric, sophistry, and pragmatism to postmodernist cultural politics. Description for Bookstore The pragmatist tradition, which began with the Older Sophists of Ancient Greece, has attracted new interest in the context of postmodernist thought. This volume explores ways in which rhetoric, sophistry, and pragmatism contribute to rethinking the human sciences and cultural politics. Description for Library The pragmatist tradition, which began with the Older Sophists of Ancient Greece, has attracted new interest in the context of postmodernist thought. This volume explores ways in which rhetoric, sophistry, and pragmatism contribute to rethinking the human sciences and cultural politics. Details ISBN0521467802 Pages 264 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Literature, Culture, Theory Language English ISBN-10 0521467802 ISBN-13 9780521467803 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 144.3 Series Number 15 Year 1995 Publication Date 1995-05-31 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Steven Mailloux Edited by Steven Mailloux Short Title RHETORIC SOPHISTRY PRAGMATISM Affiliation University of California, Irvine Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises DOI 10.1604/9780521467803 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 1995-05-18 AU Release Date 1995-05-18 NZ Release Date 1995-05-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91372394;

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