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Hanvelt Marc |
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The politics of eloquence : David Hume's polite rhetoric / / Marc Hanvelt |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (228 p.) |
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Rhetoric - Political aspects |
Political oratory |
Persuasion (Rhetoric) - Political aspects |
Eloquence |
Courtesy |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Hume's Political Project -- 2. Hume on Rhetoric and Persuasion -- 3. Hume's Conception of Politeness -- 4. Polite in His Own Way (Hume and the Scots) -- 5. Resuscitating the Passionate Eloquence of the Ancients -- 6. Rhetoric and the Public Sphere -- 7. Toward a Politics of Eloquence -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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History has shown us that the power of political speech can be put to both positive and manipulative ends - while rhetoric is a powerful tool for those who seek to persuade others to adopt their views, it can also be employed to foment factionalism and undermine the very basis of a democratic society. In this unique study, Marc Hanvelt shows how eighteenth-century philosopher David Hume confronted questions about the negative moral and political effects of rhetoric, and how he differentiated between manipulative and non-manipulative political speech. Drawing on Hume's philosophical, historical, and popular writings, The Politics of Eloquence presents an understanding of |
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rhetoric that can be properly ascribed to this important thinker, an understanding hitherto overlooked in the scholarly literature. Offering an original approach to thinking about political rhetoric - an essential element of democratic politics - Hanvelt makes important contributions to both Hume scholarship and to broader areas in political theory and philosophy. |
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