Saving persuasion : a defense of rhetoric and judgment / Bryan Garsten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garsten, Bryan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persuasion (Rhetoric)--Political aspects.

Persuasion (Rhetoric).

Communication in politics.

Political psychology.

Democracy.

Judgment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Saving Persuasion, Bryan Garsten uncovers the early modern origins of today's suspicious attitude toward rhetoric and seeks to loosen its grip on contemporary political theory. He argues that the artful practice of persuasion ought to be viewed as a crucial part of democratic politics. Against theorists who advocate a rationalized ideal of deliberation aimed at consensus, Garsten argues that a controversial politics of partiality and passion can produce a more engaged and more deliberative kind of democratic discourse.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Persuasion

Part I. Against Rhetoric

1. The Rhetoric against Rhetoric: Hobbes

2. Persuading without Convincing: Rousseau

3. The Sovereignty of Scholars: Kant

Part II. For Rhetoric

4. Drawing upon Judgment: Aristotle

5. Conviction and Controversy: Cicero

6. Persuasion and Deliberation

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-268) and index.

ISBN:

9780674263710

0674263715

9780674037519

0674037510

OCLC:

604151844