The ethics and politics of speech : communication and rhetoric in the twentieth century / Pat J. Gehrke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gehrke, Pat J., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral communication--Moral and ethical aspects.

Oral communication.

Oral communication--United States--History--20th century.

Rhetoric--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Ethics and Politics of Speech, Pat J. Gehrke provides an accessible yet intensive history of the speech communication discipline during the twentieth century. Drawing on several previously unpublished or unexamined sources-including essays, conference proceedings, and archival documents-Gehrke traces the evolution of communication studies and the dilemmas that often have faced academics in this field. In his examination, Gehrke not only provides fresh perspectives on old models of thinking; he reveals new methods for approaching future studies of ethical and poli

Contents:

Preparing the speaker to stand tall

Rhetoric, discussion, and character

From speech science to rhetoric and philosophy

Humanism, rhetoric, and existential ethics

The ethics of objectivism and relativism

The recalcitrance of humanism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.187-199) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-69790-3

9786613674869

0-8093-8650-X

1-4416-4595-0

OCLC:

817089228