The Rhetoric of the Human Sciences. Language and Argument in Scholarship and Public Affairs.
Риторика наук о человеке: язык и аргументация в научной деятельности и общественной жизни
1989-10-01
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Opening with an overview of the renewal of interest in rhetoric for inquiries of all kinds, this volume addresses rhetoric in individual disciplines - mathematics, anthropology, psychology, economics, sociology, political science and history. Drawing from recent literary theory, it suggests the contribution of the humanities to the rhetoric of inquiry and explores communications beyond the academy, particulary in women's issues, religion and law. The final essays speak from the field of communication studies, where the study of rhetoric usually makes its home.
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Communication studies provides a concluding disciplinary perspective in which rhetoric is traditionally established as a central object of study.
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It argues that recent literary theory can illuminate how scholarly disciplines construct language, arguments, and claims to knowledge.
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The humanities are presented as contributing essential perspectives to the rhetoric of inquiry across academic fields.
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The volume examines rhetoric as a central component of inquiry across mathematics, anthropology, psychology, economics, sociology, political science, and history.
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The volume extends rhetorical analysis beyond universities to communication concerning women’s issues, religion, and law.
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rhetoric in the human sciences and public affairs
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the role of language, argument, and humanities-based rhetorical analysis in disciplinary inquiry and communication beyond academia
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