Rhetoric as Deliberation or Manipulation? About Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' and its Misuse in Recent Literature

In contrast to some recent articles, which try to bridge the gap between Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' and contemporary concepts of deliberative democracy, it is argued that Aristotle in this work does not plead for a rational and unemotional way of political decision making. On the contrary...

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Main Author: Dirk Jörke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Helsinki University Press 2014-04-01
Series:Redescriptions
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Online Access:https://journal-redescriptions.org/articles/178