Rhetoric Of The Human Sciences: Language And Argument In Scholarship And Public Affairs
(Part of the Rhetoric of the Human Sciences Series)
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Book Overview
Opening with an overview of the renewal of interest in rhetoric for inquiries of all kinds, this volume addresses rhetoric in individual disciplines-mathematics, anthropology, psychology, economics, sociology, political science, and history. Two essays draw from recent literary theory to suggest the contribution of the humanities to the rhetoric of inquiry, and several essays explore communications beyond the academy, particularly in women's issues, religion, and law. The final essays speak from the field of communication studies, where the study of rhetoric usually makes its home.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0299110249
ISBN13:9780299110246
Release Date:December 1990
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Length:408 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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Welcome uncovering of "objective" social science rhetoric
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
A fine collection of essays, many of them written with an eye to persuasion, on how the various disciplines employ rhetorical devices to persuade while claiming an "objective" stance. Particularly useful are the essays by Renato Rosaldo on the rhetoric of anthropology, John Campbell on Darwin's sustained focus on persuasion, and William Boyd White on the rhetoric of the law. These three are worth the price of admission; the additional dozen or so essays are a bonus.
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