Reframing Rhetoric: A Liberal Politics Without Dogma

ISBN-13: 9781403984012 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 278 str.

George E. Yoos

Opis

This book is a combination of rhetorical theory and critical thinking. It argues that liberalism in its most meaningful sense is not ideological, but a politics of rational and civic virtue. It uses different frames and references to address problems liberals face in confronting the rhetorical strengths of conservative policy argument.

Recenzje

"Writing in a direct style that is often autobiographical and impassioned, George Yoos reconstructs the importance of liberal thought in modern society, and the critical-thinking and rhetorical skills required to nourish it."

- David Kaufer, Carnegie Mellon "Reframing Rhetoric presents a novel and spirited consideration of liberalism as a method of practical reasoning rather than a political ideology. Its argument for liberalism as the practice of 'good politics' situates accommodation between those with political differences at the center of politics and reintroduces the ancient art of rhetoric as the means to achieve it. Yoos takes conservatism seriously by recognizing its powerful appeal to the common sense of best practices and prudent action. And he takes rhetoric seriously as the means for redefining liberalism. His remedy for liberalism to escape its currently discredited public identity as 'the L word' offers a new way to think about a politics and a rhetoric attuned to concerns of the American public. George Yoos has written a book that will cause readers to think about what is most basic in politics and why rhetoric matters." - Gerard A. Hauser, College Professor of Distinction, the University of Colorado at Boulder

Spis treści

PART I: POLITICS Reification and Empty Abstraction The Apparent Demise of Liberalism Liberalism as 'Good Politics' Direct Elective and Sub Rosa Politics Wells of Ignorance Framing Issues in Politics: Separation of Church and State Rights and Responsibilities PART II: LIBERALISM Methodological Liberalism and its Limits Liberalism and Practical Reason Application of a Liberal Frame to Family and Children Issues PART III: CONSERVATISM Political Argument and Conservatism Prudential Conservatism Utilitarian Conservatism Confucian Conservatism PART IV:RHETORIC Rhetorical Aims and Modes: Appeals and Responses The Rhetoric of Experts Rhetoric of Story Telling and Expository Modes Organization and Arrangement: Limitations in the Use of Frames and Perspectives Variety of Logical Appeals: Appeals to Logos Ethical Appeal: 'Person' as a Forensic Term Truthfulness and Lying and the Conventions of Advocacy Authenticity and Hypocrisy and the Conventions of Advocacy PART V: RHETORICAL CRITICISM Varieties of Rhetorical Criticism and the Limits of Interpretation Difficulties in Dealing with Presumption Deceptions, Blunders, and Confusions

O autorze

GEORGE E. YOOS is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at St. Cloud University, USA.