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The ethics of persuasion : Derrida's rhetorical legacies /

"Through Derridean deconstructive readings of some of the rhetorical tradition's most esteemed texts on persuasion by Gorgias, Lysias, Isocrates, and Plato, the book suggests that an ethics emerges from even the most forceful instances of persuasion"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rollins, Brooke (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2020]
Series:Classical memories/modern identities.
Subjects:
Derrida, Jacques.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Ethics.
Rhetoric, Ancient > Philosophy.
Deconstruction.
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Classical literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Description
Summary:"Through Derridean deconstructive readings of some of the rhetorical tradition's most esteemed texts on persuasion by Gorgias, Lysias, Isocrates, and Plato, the book suggests that an ethics emerges from even the most forceful instances of persuasion"--
Physical Description:x, 201 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814214244
081421424X