PART ONE: Classical and Modern Rhetoric: Refiguring Rhetoric as an Art: Aristotle's Concept of Techne.

An essay on characterizing rhetoric as an art based on the concept of techne by Greek philosopher Aristotle. It cites the problem arising from characterizing rhetoric as either theoretical or practical is presented. It defines theoretical rhetorics as rhetoric concerned with knowledge about the real...

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Publicado en:Discourse Studies In Honor of James L. Kinneavy pp. 25 - 41
Autores principales: Atwill, Janet, Lauer, Janice
Formato: Essay
Publicado: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1989
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Sumario:An essay on characterizing rhetoric as an art based on the concept of techne by Greek philosopher Aristotle. It cites the problem arising from characterizing rhetoric as either theoretical or practical is presented. It defines theoretical rhetorics as rhetoric concerned with knowledge about the real while practical rhetorics argue that rhetoric is a means to an end. It is suggested that the concept of techne is concerned with productive knowledge, which is described as a state or capacity to create and involves a true course of reasoning.