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The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself
The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times
Buch von Robin Reames
Sprache: Englisch

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"For most of the 2,000-plus years since its foundation as a discipline by ancient Greek thinkers, rhetoric-the art of using language to persuade-was a keystone of a Western education. But in the early 20th century, studying rhetoric fell out of fashion. In The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself, Robin Reames, one of the world's leading scholars of rhetoric, argues that it's high time to bring it back. Drawing on examples ranging from the Sophist Alcibiades, whose speeches in favor of war led ancient Athens to destruction and defeat, to modern-day conspiracists like Alex Jones, Reames breaks down the major techniques of rhetoric, pulling back the curtain on how politicians, journalists, and "journalists" convince us to believe what we believe-and to vote and act accordingly. Understanding these techniques helps us avoid being manipulated by modern-day sophists who don't have our best interests at heart. But it also grants us rare insight into our own beliefs, and the values that shape them. Learning rhetoric, she argues, doesn't teach what to think but how to think - allowing us to understand our ideological commitments, and those of others, in a completely new way. Thoughtful, nuanced, and leavened with dry humor, The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself offers an antidote to our polarized, post-truth world"--
"For most of the 2,000-plus years since its foundation as a discipline by ancient Greek thinkers, rhetoric-the art of using language to persuade-was a keystone of a Western education. But in the early 20th century, studying rhetoric fell out of fashion. In The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself, Robin Reames, one of the world's leading scholars of rhetoric, argues that it's high time to bring it back. Drawing on examples ranging from the Sophist Alcibiades, whose speeches in favor of war led ancient Athens to destruction and defeat, to modern-day conspiracists like Alex Jones, Reames breaks down the major techniques of rhetoric, pulling back the curtain on how politicians, journalists, and "journalists" convince us to believe what we believe-and to vote and act accordingly. Understanding these techniques helps us avoid being manipulated by modern-day sophists who don't have our best interests at heart. But it also grants us rare insight into our own beliefs, and the values that shape them. Learning rhetoric, she argues, doesn't teach what to think but how to think - allowing us to understand our ideological commitments, and those of others, in a completely new way. Thoughtful, nuanced, and leavened with dry humor, The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself offers an antidote to our polarized, post-truth world"--
Über den Autor
Robin Reames is associate professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, specializing in rhetorical theory and the history of ideas. She lives in Chicago.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 304
ISBN-13: 9781541603974
ISBN-10: 1541603974
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Reames, Robin
Hersteller: Basic Books
Maße: 238 x 156 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Robin Reames
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.03.2024
Gewicht: 0,496 kg
preigu-id: 127276848
Über den Autor
Robin Reames is associate professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, specializing in rhetorical theory and the history of ideas. She lives in Chicago.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 304
ISBN-13: 9781541603974
ISBN-10: 1541603974
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Reames, Robin
Hersteller: Basic Books
Maße: 238 x 156 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Robin Reames
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.03.2024
Gewicht: 0,496 kg
preigu-id: 127276848
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