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HoP 049 - Stage Directions - Aristotle's Rhetoric and Poetics

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Aristotle is one of the earliest sources to mention esop. Aesop was a greek guy with all the fables involving animals. Aristotle tells the story to illustrate the use of fables, just one of many techniques he explains in his work,. In the rhetoric, aristotle takes up the themes we saw plato exploring in dialogues like the gorgias. Public speaking was one of the most important skills an educated gentleman could possess.

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