
Precognition of Ep. 96: Oppenheimer’s Rhetoric
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Staces Theory - The Stasis of Action
Stases theory was first put forth by herm genes in greece in the first century a d. Developed later by cicero and other rhetoricians. What they noticed was that democratic debate tended to develop in predictable steps or stacies. We still use them all the time in modern democratic deliberation. Next time you watch a public debate on bill mayor on sea span, try to pick them out. The hidden value that meteorites are bad and should be avoided is practically invisible. But logically speaking, it's still there, and you can't get from facts to policy without it.
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