Plato On The Rhetoric Of Philosophers And Sophists

Author : Marina McCoy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521175371
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists written by Marina McCoy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Marina McCoy explores Plato's treatment of the rhetoric of philosophers and sophists through a thematic treatment of six different Platonic dialogues, including Apology, Protagoras, Gorgias, Republic, Sophist, and Phaedras. She argues that Plato presents the philosopher and the sophist as difficult to distinguish, insofar as both use rhetoric as part of their arguments. Plato does not present philosophy as rhetoric-free, but rather shows that rhetoric is an integral part of the practice of philosophy.

Author : Marina McCoy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521878630
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists written by Marina McCoy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-09-24 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Marina McCoy explores Plato's treatment of the rhetoric of philosophers and sophists through a thematic treatment of six different Platonic dialogues, including Apology, Protagoras, Gorgias, Republic, Sophist, and Phaedras. She argues that Plato presents the philosopher and the sophist as difficult to distinguish, insofar as both use rhetoric as part of their arguments. Plato does not present philosophy as rhetoric-free, but rather shows that rhetoric is an integral part of the practice of philosophy.

Author : Fitzgibbons Chair of Philosophy Marina McCoy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511367908
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato on the Rhetoric of Philosophers and Sophists written by Fitzgibbons Chair of Philosophy Marina McCoy and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marina McCoy explores Plato's treatment of the rhetoric of philosophers and sophists through a thematic treatment of six different Platonic dialogues, including Apology, Protagoras, Gorgias, Republic, Sophist, and Phaedras. She argues that Plato presents the philosopher and the sophist as difficult to distinguish, insofar as both use rhetoric as part of their arguments. Plato does not present philosophy as rhetoric-free, but rather shows that rhetoric is an integral part of philosophy. However, the philosopher and the sophist are distinguished by the philosopher's love of the forms as the ultimate objects of desire. It is this love of the forms that informs the philosopher's rhetoric, which he uses to lead his partner to better understand his deepest desires. McCoy's work is of interest to philosophers, classicists, and communications specialists alike in its careful yet comprehensive treatment of philosophy, sophistry, and rhetoric as portrayed through the drama of the dialogues.

Author : Edward Schiappa
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611171814
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protagoras and Logos written by Edward Schiappa and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reassesses the philosophical and pedagogical contributions of Protagoras Protagoras and Logos brings together in a meaningful synthesis the contributions and rhetoric of the first and most famous of the Older Sophists, Protagoras of Abdera. Most accounts of Protagoras rely on the somewhat hostile reports of Plato and Aristotle. By focusing on Protagoras's own surviving words, this study corrects many long-standing misinterpretations and presents significant facts: Protagoras was a first-rate philosophical thinker who positively influenced the theories of Plato and Aristotle, and Protagoras pioneered the study of language and was the first theorist of rhetoric. In addition to illustrating valuable methods of translating and reading fifth-century B.C.E. Greek passages, the book marshals evidence for the important philological conclusion that the Greek word translated as rhetoric was a coinage by Plato in the early fourth century. In this second edition, Edward Schiappa reassesses the philosophical and pedagogical contributions of Protagoras. Schiappa argues that traditional accounts of Protagoras are hampered by mistaken assumptions about the Sophists and the teaching of the art of rhetoric in the fifth century. He shows that, contrary to tradition, the so-called Older Sophists investigated and taught the skills of logos, which is closer to modern conceptions of critical reasoning than of persuasive oratory. Schiappa also offers interpretations for each of Protagoras's major surviving fragments and examines Protagoras's contributions to the theory and practice of Greek education, politics, and philosophy. In a new afterword Schiappa addresses historiographical issues that have occupied scholars in rhetorical studies over the past ten years, and throughout the study he provides references to scholarship from the last decade that has refined his views on Protagoras and other Sophists.

Author : Tushar Irani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107181984
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato on the Value of Philosophy written by Tushar Irani and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Plato's views on what an 'art of argument' should look like, investigating the relationship between psychology and rhetoric.

Author : Keith V. Erickson
Publisher : Brill / Rodopi
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato written by Keith V. Erickson and published by Brill / Rodopi. This book was released on 1979 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Plato
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1616403683
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Dialogues written by Plato and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Dialogues is a collection of three Socratic dialogues by the philosopher Plato: Protagoras, Philebus, and Gorgias. Protagoras is an argument between the elderly and celebrated sophist Protagoras and Socrates about the nature of sophists and virtue. Philebus, written between 360 and 347 BC and one of the last Socratic dialogues, features Socrates (rare for a late dialogue), Philebus, and Protarchus. It centers on the value of pleasure versus knowledge, and focuses in the end on the inherent value of philosophy and reason over drama and poetry: a wholly philosophical idea. Finally, Gorgias is an argument between a philosopher and rhetorician, emphasizing the art of persuasion as necessary for gaining legal and political advantages. All three dialogues are also available in the Cosimo omnibus editions of The Works of Plato. One of the greatest Western philosophers who ever lived, PLATO (c. 428-347 B.C.) was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. Plato was greatly influenced by Socrates' teachings, often using him as a character in scripts and plays (Socratic dialogues), which he used to demonstrate philosophical ideas. Plato's dialogues were and still are used to teach a wide range of subjects, including politics, mathematics, rhetoric, logic, and, naturally, philosophy.

Author : Robert Wardy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134757301
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Birth of Rhetoric written by Robert Wardy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is rhetoric? Is it the capacity to persuade? Or is it 'mere' rhetoric: the ability to get others to do what the speaker wants, regardless of what they want? Robert Wardy uses Gorgias at the centre of this book and the debate.

Author : Plato
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gorgias of Plato written by Plato and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Plato
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486122018
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato's Theory of Knowledge written by Plato and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two masterpieces of Plato's later period. The Theaetetus offers a systematic treatment of the question "What is knowledge?" The Sophist follows Socrates' cross-examination of a self-proclaimed true philosopher.