The Philosophy of Rhetoric

by Ivor A. Richards

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In this in-depth work, Richards defines rhetoric as the study of misunderstanding and its remedies. Focusing on how words work in discourse, he examines the interaction of words with each other and with their contexts, demonstrating how a continual synthesis of meaning--or "principle of metaphor"--gives life to discussion. He also argues that we can better control and animate our use of words, and therefore decrease misunderstanding, by comprehending the way meaning changes in discourse.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195007158

ISBN13:9780195007152

Release Date:December 1965

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.37 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Age Range:14 to 22 years

Grade Range:Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Related Subjects

Colonial Period Education & Reference Foreign Language Study & Reference History History & Surveys Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Rhetoric Words, Language & Grammar

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