Vindication and praise of deliberative rhetoric: Glossing Aristotle
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https://doi.org/10.3989/isegoria.2013.048.08Keywords:
Aristotle, Rhetoric, deliberation, deliberative rhetoricAbstract
Today we are witnessing the increasing interest in the argumentative rhetoric because of its close relationship with the public discourse. Two points have been highlighted in this regard: 1, the contribution of rhetoric to the critical revision of the ongoing programs of the so-called “deliberative democracy”; 2, the reading of Aristotle’s Rhetoric in line with these critical purposes. The aim of my paper is to develop this second point through an examination of the Aristotelian conception of rhetoric and his vindication of public deliberation.
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