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Key BIB22514
Reference type Journal Article
Title Socrates'/Plato's Use of Rhetoric : A Bahá'í Perspective
Journal Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Author Breneman, Bret
Year1991
Date Mar./June 1991
Issue 1
Volume 4
Abstract Rhetoric in the modern world is often associated with disputation and less than truthful attempts to persuade. Clasical rhetoric, in its urge to wed eloquence with the noble goals of philosophy, continues as a study to increase our understanding of human utterance and expression. Although Plato has historically been regarded as an enemy of rhetoric, he is seen here as an important contributor to its classical tradition. The figure of Socrates in Plato's dialogues models a rhetoric of mutuality, a "pedagogical" rhetoric, which demonstrates the morally nurturing nature of refined speech.
Language English
Keywords PLATO; SOCRATES; RHETORIC
Pages 1–18

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