The Philosophy of Rhetoric (Galaxy Books Series Gb P) [Paperback]

I. A. Richards (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195007158 | ISBN-13: 978-0195007152 | Publication Date: December 31, 1965

Our communication is limitedby misunderstanding. Rhetoric, as Professor Richards defines it, is the study of misunderstanding and its remedies. The conventional rules of the old rhetoric and the formulations of scientific language have narrow application to conversational speech; Professor Richard's definition of rhetoric is based on a practical question: how do words work in discourse? To answer this question, he examines the interaction of words with each other and with their contexts, showing how a continual synthesis of meaning, or "principle of metaphor", gives life to discussion. It is through comprehension of the way meaning changes in discourse that we can better control and animate our use of words, and so decrease misunderstanding.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Chosen largely to present the philosophy of language informing [Richards's] approach....Should stimulate thoughtful re-examinations of our own positions on the important issues Richards addresses."--Freshman English News

"Masterful (and manageable)....Has long been needed."-D.G. Myers, Texas AandM University

"A deftly compiled reader."--William Doreski, Keene State College

"Written in a lively style...Coherent and valuable."--John F. Cox, University of Arizona

"This is perhaps one of the best texts for rhetoric courses I've found, and I intend to use it each time I teach graduate/undergraduate rhetorical theory and other language-theory courses."--Professor Lynn Dianne Beene, University of New Mexico

"....an important part of the foundation of contemporary rhetoric. Clear and to the point, Richards illuminates the place rhetoric occupies in human societies."--Dr. William O. Boggs, Slippery Rock University

About the Author

Ivor Armstrong Richards (1893-1979) was an influential literary critic and rhetorician.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 31, 1965)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195007158
• ISBN-13: 978-0195007152
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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