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Outward, Visible, Propriety: Stoic Philosophy and Eighteenth-Century British Rhetorics (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication)
Lois Peters Agnew
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Hardcover. A study in practical applications of Stoic philosophy for a turbulent modern world. Examining the eighteenth-century transition from classical to modern perspectives in British rhetorical theory, it argues that this shift was significantly shaped by resurgent influences of Stoic ethical philosophy. Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communication. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
This is a study in practical applications of Stoic philosophy for a turbulent modern world.In her examination of the eighteenth-century transition from classical to modern perspectives in British rhetorical theory, Lois Peters Agnew argues that this shift was significantly shaped by resurgent influences of Stoic ethical philosophy. Eager to preserve the stability jeopardized by changing political, social, and economic conditions, theorists of the period found in the Stoic principle of sensus communis the possibility of constructing a collective identity across a fragmented society. To that end, Agnew states, prominent rhetoricians turned to the works of the Roman Stoics and to ... Read more
This is a study in practical applications of Stoic philosophy for a turbulent modern world.In her examination of the eighteenth-century transition from classical to modern perspectives in British rhetorical theory, Lois Peters Agnew argues that this shift was significantly shaped by resurgent influences of Stoic ethical philosophy. Eager to preserve the stability jeopardized by changing political, social, and economic conditions, theorists of the period found in the Stoic principle of sensus communis the possibility of constructing a collective identity across a fragmented society. To that end, Agnew states, prominent rhetoricians turned to the works of the Roman Stoics and to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Rhetoric/Communication
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570037672
SKU
V9781570037672
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About Lois Peters Agnew
Lois Peters Agnew is an assistant professor of writing and rhetoric at Syracuse University and coeditor with Richard Leo Enos of Landmark Essays on Aristotelian Rhetoric.
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