Philosophical Rhetoric: The Function of Indirection in Philosophical Writings

by JeffMason (Author)

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  1989

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  Whether philosophers are for or against the use of rhetoric, they engage in rhetorical practice nonetheless. Jeff Mason examines the attempts of philosophers from Plato through Wittgenstein to persuade their audiences of the truth. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of critical theory, philosophy of language and mind, discourse theory.