The Rhetoric of Aristotle Review

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(More customer reviews)Rhetoric is the art of convincing and persuading, which requires not only understanding what it is you want to say, but all the psychological details of the people you want to say it to.....
If you want an excellent description of all the main human emotions and how they are taken advantage of, or targeted, by everyone from politicians to the common man, check this out.
This is a classic that cannot be left on the shelf. Parts are a bit dusty, but the rest is still immediately relevant.
In one way this is a great starting point for any discussion of psychology, propaganda or speech and media. In many ways, this book straight to the heart of the matter, where we nowadays are ineffectually specialized.
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This translation of Aristotle's work is accompanied by an introduction, an analysis of the treatise, quotations from famous speeches illustrative of Aristotle's precepts, and a list of useful and handy reference books.

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Wonder and Critical Reflection: An Invitation to Philosophy Review

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(More customer reviews)Anyone with even a casual interest in why philosophy matters should read this book. Thought-provoking, accessible, and useful. Should be required reading for all first-year university students.

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Using honesty, enthusiasm, and humor, this book addresses and answers questions posed by readers likely to find it to be a bit peculiar—e.g., hypercritical, somewhat disorienting, and posing more questions than it seems to answer. It gives examples of a wide variety of thinkers from the ancients—Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Diogenes, Guatama Siddhartha, up to twentieth century thinkers including Wittgenstein, Sartre, Roger Scruton, and Iris Murdoch. Each chapter contains a brief summary of major themes, an introductory student-voiced dialogue, a clarifying discussion, and questions for further reflection. Chapter titles include The Idea of Philosophy; Three Common Temptations; Philosophy as Cultural Criticism; Philosophy as Cultural Conservation; Philosophy and the Labyrinth of Language; Freedom and Self-Determination; and The Search for the Authentic Self. For anyone who wants to engage in philosophical thinking—to experience first hand the wonder, the temptations, the critical tools, and the pleasure of it.

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