
Protagoras and Logos
A Study in Greek Philosophy and Rhetoric
Edward Schiappa(Author)
Thomas W. Benson(Editor)
University of South Carolina Press
2nd Edition
Published on 30. October 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-57003-521-0 (ISBN)
Description
Protagoras and Logos brings together in a meaningful synthesis the contributions and rhetoric of the first and most famous of the Older Sophists, Protagoras of Abdera. This book reassesses the philosophical and pedagogical contributions of Protagoras.
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Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
South Carolina
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
bibliographical references, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57003-521-0 (9781570035210)
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Persons
Edward Schiappa holds the Paul W. Frenzel Chair of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he is professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Communication Studies. His other books include Defining Reality: Definitions and the Politics of Meaning and The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece. The editor of Warranting Assent: Case Studies in Argument Evaluation and Landmark Essays in Classical Greek Rhetoric, he is the past editor of the journal Argumentation and Advocacy. Schiappa lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Content
Why a study of Protagoras? -- Interpreting ancient fragments -- Toward an understanding of sophistic theories of rhetoric -- The two-logoi fragment -- The ""stronger and weaker"" logoi fragment -- The ""human-measure"" fragment -- The ""impossible to contradict"" fragment -- Protagoras and fifth-century education -- Protagoras ""versus"" Plato and Aristotle -- Protagoras' legacy to rhetorical theory.