Saving Persuasion A Defense of Rhetoric and Judgment

Name: Saving Persuasion A Defense of Rhetoric and Judgment
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ISBN: 9780674032293

ISBN-10: 0674032292

ISBN-13: 9780674032293

Edition: 2006

Authors: Bryan Garsten

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In today's increasingly polarized political landscape it seems that fewer and fewer citizens hold out hope of persuading one another. Even among those who have not given up on persuasion, few will admit to practicing the art of persuasion known as rhetoric. To describe political speech as "rhetoric" today is to accuse it of being superficial or manipulative. In Saving Persuasion, Bryan Garsten uncovers the early modern origins of this suspicious attitude toward rhetoric and seeks to loosen its grip on contemporary political theory. Revealing how deeply concerns about rhetorical speech shaped both ancient and modern political thought, he argues that the artful practice of persuasion ought to…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/31/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 290
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Bryan Garsten is Professor of Political Science, Yale University.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Persuasion



Against Rhetoric



The Rhetoric against Rhetoric: Hobbes



Persuading without Convincing: Rousseau



The Sovereignty of Scholars: Kant



For Rhetoric



Drawing upon Judgment: Aristotle



Conviction and Controversy: Cicero



Persuasion and Deliberation


Notes


Bibliography


Index