Trained Capacities John Dewey, Rhetoric, and Democratic Practice |
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| Editor:
| Jackson, Brian
Clark, Gregory |
| Author:
| Hauser, Gerard A. |
| Series title: | Studies in Rhetoric/Communication Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61117-318-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.99USD $62.99 |
Book Description:
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The essays in this collection, written by sixteen scholars in rhetoric and communications studies, demonstrate American philosopher John Dewey's wide-ranging influence on rhetoric in an intellectual tradition that addresses the national culture's fundamental conflicts between self and society, freedom and responsibility, and individual advancement and the common good. Brian Jackson and Gregory Clark propose that this influence is at work both in theoretical foundations and in Dewey's...
More DescriptionThe essays in this collection, written by sixteen scholars in rhetoric and communications studies, demonstrate American philosopher John Dewey's wide-ranging influence on rhetoric in an intellectual tradition that addresses the national culture's fundamental conflicts between self and society, freedom and responsibility, and individual advancement and the common good. Brian Jackson and Gregory Clark propose that this influence is at work both in theoretical foundations and in Dewey's debates with other public intellectuals.