Protagoras and Logos
A Study in Greek Philosophy and Rhetoric
Protagoras and Logos brings together in a meaningful synthesis the contributions and rhetoric of the first and most famous of the Older Sophists, Protagoras of Abdera. Most accounts of Protagoras rely on the somewhat hostile reports of Plato and Aristotle. By focusing on Protagoras's own surviving words, this study corrects many long-standing misinterpretations and presents significant facts: Protagoras was a first-rate philosophical thinker who positively influenced the theories of Plato and Aristotle, and Protagoras pioneered the study of language and was the first theorist of rhetoric. In addition to illustrating valuable methods of transl…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-61117-181-5
- EAN: 9781611171815
- Produktnummer: 22119370
- Verlag: University of South Carolina Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 712 KB
Über den Autor
Edward Schiappa holds the Paul W. Frenzel Chair of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he is professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Communication Studies. His other books include Defining Reality: Definitions and the Politics of Meaning and The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece. The editor of Warranting Assent: Case Studies in Argument Evaluation and Landmark Essays in Classical Greek Rhetoric, he is the past editor of the journal Argumentation and Advocacy. Schiappa lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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