The Philosophy of Rhetoric: Volume 1
Volume 1
Published on 31. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
534 pages
978-1-108-06387-6 (ISBN)
Description
A leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, George Campbell (1719-96) began to write what was to become his most famous work, The Philosophy of Rhetoric, soon after his ordination as a minister in 1748. Later, as a founder of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society, he was able to present his theories, and these discourses were eventually published in 1776. In the spirit of the Enlightenment, Campbell combined classical rhetorical theory with the latest thinking in the social, behavioural and natural sciences. A proponent of 'common sense' philosophy, he was particularly interested in the effect of successful rhetoric upon the mind. Published in two volumes, the work is divided into three books. Volume 1 contains Book 1 and part of Book 2. Book 1 emphasises the necessity of acknowledging and adapting to the needs of an audience. In Book 2, Campbell expands on the linguistic tools a successful rhetorician should employ.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
745 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-06387-6 (9781108063876)
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Person
George Campbell, was born in Floridia on November 12, 1970. Soon after finishing school, he decided to self-taught children's graphic representations. A true lover for young children, he decided to write stories for their reading education. A Young Writer, practicing his hobby and educating all-around.
Content
Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Nature and Foundations of Eloquence: 1. Eloquence in the largest acceptation defined; 2. Of wit, humour, and ridicule; 3. The doctrine of the preceding chapter defended; 4. Of the relation which eloquence bears to logic and to grammar; 5. Of the different sources of evidence, and the different subjects to which they are respectively adapted; 6. Of the nature and use of the scholastic art of syllogising; 7. Of the consideration which the speaker ought to have of the hearers as men in general; 8. Of the consideration which the speaker ought to have of the hearers as men in particular; 9. Of the consideration which the speaker ought to have of himself; 10. The different kinds of public speaking in use among the moderns, compared, with a view to their different advantages in respect of eloquence; 11. Of the cause of that pleasure which we receive from objects or representations that excite pity and other painful feelings; Part II. The Foundations and Essential Properties of Elocution: 1. The nature and characters of the use which gives law to languages; 2. The nature and use of verbal criticism, with its principal canons; 3. Of grammatical purity; 4. Some grammatical doubts in regard to English construction stated and examined.