Michael Billig's rhetorical approach has been key to the discursive turn in the social sciences. His witty and original book examines argumentation and its psychological importance in human conduct, and traces the connections between ancient rhetorical ideas and modern social psychology. In a new Introduction, he offers further reflections on rhetoric and social psychology, discusses the recent scholarship, and allows some forgotten voices in the history of rhetoric to be heard. This book will be enjoyable and provocative reading for scholars in social psychology, English language and the history of philosophy.
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"A breakthrough book in three different fields--sociology, psychology, and the rhetoric of inquiry...Beautifully written and, as suits the topic, engagingly argued. Arguing and Thinking brings together the two fragments of our broken culture. It's science and humanism combined, as of course they should be." Donald McCloskey, University of Iowa
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The author's rhetorical approach has been key to the discursive turn in the social sciences. His witty and original book examines argumentation and its psychological importance in human conduct, and traces the connections between ancient rhetorical ideas and modern social psychology.
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An innovative book on social psychology!,
By Cristian Tileaga (Oradea, Romania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Arguing and Thinking: A Rhetorical Approach to Social Psychology (European Monographs in Social Psychology) (Paperback)
At its second edition, this social psychology book is addressed to all those who love this field and who are open enough to accept other perspectives on this field. M. Billig offers a new approach to social psychological issues. Those who are inured to social psychology work would notice from the first pages that Arguing and Thinking is not written in the "rhetoric of the discipline". This book can't be read like the others. It doesn't present graphics, charts or numbers. The technical terms are rarely used in comparison to their plenty in other books of social psychology. M. Billig places familiar social psychological issues in a rhetorical or argumentative context which raises the problem of justification and criticism. The author wants to show that social psychologists have rarely discussed the rhetorical and controversial apects of numerous subjects in social psychology. In a recuperatory approach, this book illustrates the argumentative dimension in such phenomena as attitudes, roles, categorization and cognitive consistency. M. Billig traces the connections between ancient rhetorical ideas and modern social psychology and places argumentation and arguments in the core of his approach. He invites us to make some time for Protagoras, to stop working for Aristotle and for other names that made rhetoric famous. M. Billig's work is a tribute to old books, ideas and authors discovered on the forgotten shelves of the library. Rediscovering rhetoric can be seen as a postmodern project of redeeming value. I love this book because it is a piece of fine academic achievement and it will represent, i think, a continous source of inspiration for me and for all social psychology scholars. Beautifully written, this book puts togheter the humanistic and the scientific approach to social sciences.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An innovative book on social psychology!,
By Cristian Tileaga (Oradea, Romania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Arguing and Thinking: A Rhetorical Approach to Social Psychology (European Monographs in Social Psychology) (Paperback)
At its second edition, this social psychology book is addressed to all those who love this field and who are open enough to accept other perspectives on this field. M. Billig offers a new approach to social psychological issues. Those who are inured to social psychology work would notice from the first pages that Arguing and Thinking is not written in the "rhetoric of the discipline". This book can't be read like the others. It doesn't present graphics, charts or numbers. The technical terms are rarely used in comparison to their plenty in other books of social psychology. M. Billig places familiar social psychological issues in a rhetorical or argumentative context which raises the problem of justification and criticism. The author wants to show that social psychologists have rarely discussed the rhetorical and controversial apects of numerous subjects in social psychology. In a recuperatory approach, this book illustrates the argumentative dimension in such phenomena as attitudes, roles, categorization and cognitive consistency. M. Billig traces the connections between ancient rhetorical ideas and modern social psychology and places argumentation and arguments in the core of his approach. He invites us to make some time for Protagoras, to stop working for Aristotle and for other names that made rhetoric famous. M. Billig's work is a tribute to old books, ideas and authors discovered on the forgotten shelves of the library. Rediscovering rhetoric can be seen as a postmodern project of redeeming value. I love this book because it is a piece of fine academic achievement and it will represent, i think, a continous source of inspiration for me and for all social psychology scholars. Beautifully written, this book puts togheter the humanistic and the scientific approach to social sciences.
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antiquarian psychologist, search for the last word, argumentative aspects, modern social psychologists, practising orator, argumentative themes, arguments about arguments, argumentative context, argumentative content, cognitive social psychologists, attitudinal expressions, rhetorical textbooks, rhetorical theorists, modern social psychology, rhetorical context, categorization approach, dramaturgical metaphor, professional orator, game metaphor, stimulus world, deliberative oratory, contrary aspects, cognitive social psychology, argumentative forms, discursive psychology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Jules, Institutes of Oratory, Aristotle's Rhetoric, Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Sophists, Sextus Empiricus, United States, Bishop Whately, Quintilian's Principle of Uncertainty, Francis Bacon, Lord Monboddo, Rabbi Eliezer, Thomas De Quincey, Adam Smith, South African, William James, Avodah Zarah, Eleanor Rosch, Exodus Rabbah, Kenneth Burke, Against the Professors, Brewster Smith, Chaim Perelman, Hans Gadamer, John Wilkes New!
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antiquarian psychologist, search for the last word, argumentative aspects, modern social psychologists, practising orator, argumentative themes, arguments about arguments, argumentative context, argumentative content, cognitive social psychologists, attitudinal expressions, rhetorical textbooks, rhetorical theorists, modern social psychology, rhetorical context, categorization approach, dramaturgical metaphor, professional orator, game metaphor, stimulus world, deliberative oratory, contrary aspects, cognitive social psychology, argumentative forms, discursive psychology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Jules, Institutes of Oratory, Aristotle's Rhetoric, Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Sophists, Sextus Empiricus, United States, Bishop Whately, Quintilian's Principle of Uncertainty, Francis Bacon, Lord Monboddo, Rabbi Eliezer, Thomas De Quincey, Adam Smith, South African, William James, Avodah Zarah, Eleanor Rosch, Exodus Rabbah, Kenneth Burke, Against the Professors, Brewster Smith, Chaim Perelman, Hans Gadamer, John Wilkes New!
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- The Recovery of Rhetoric: Persuasive Discourse and Disciplinarity in the Human Sciences (Knowledge, Disciplinarity & Beyond) by R. H. Roberts on 6 pages
- Identities, Groups and Social Issues (Published in association with The Open University) by Margaret Wetherell on page 171, page 231, and page 298
- Rhetoric, Sophistry, Pragmatism (Literature, Culture, Theory) by Steven Mailloux in Front Matter, page 85, and Back Matter
- Discourse as Data: A Guide for Analysis (Published in association with The Open University) by Margaret Wetherell on page 4, and page 26
- Sheridan Studies by James Morwood on page 129, and Back Matter
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