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Studies Plato''s approach to argumentation, exploring his role as logician, rhetorician, and dialectician in a way that sees these three aspects working together.

This book explores Plato''s implicit understanding of argumentation by reviewing his standing as a logician, rhetorician, and dialectician. The question of his "standing" on these matters is approached on his terms (gleaned from the dialogues) rather than simply from the judgments of commentators. Traditionally, arguments are distinguished as logical, rhetorical, or dialectical, and the source of these distinctions is taken to be Aristotle. This book proceeds on the assumption that Aristotle''s tripartite theory of argumentation did not arise in a vacuum and explores the different degrees to which substantive antecedents of parts of that model can be traced to Plato.

Platos Reasons

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      Publisher: State University of New York Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/1/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781438495538, 978-1438495538
      ISBN10: 1438495536

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Studies Plato''s approach to argumentation, exploring his role as logician, rhetorician, and dialectician in a way that sees these three aspects working together.

      This book explores Plato''s implicit understanding of argumentation by reviewing his standing as a logician, rhetorician, and dialectician. The question of his "standing" on these matters is approached on his terms (gleaned from the dialogues) rather than simply from the judgments of commentators. Traditionally, arguments are distinguished as logical, rhetorical, or dialectical, and the source of these distinctions is taken to be Aristotle. This book proceeds on the assumption that Aristotle''s tripartite theory of argumentation did not arise in a vacuum and explores the different degrees to which substantive antecedents of parts of that model can be traced to Plato.

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