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Isocrates, Thucydides, and the Relationship between Rhetoric and Knowledge

Political Theory 101

CHAPTER

Exploring the Role of Rhetoric in Conveying Values and Morality

This chapter delves into the function of rhetoric in painting a pleasant facade over reality, giving people a sense of morality in a fading society. It also discusses the collapse of truth as an arbitrating force and the implications of this erosion on the construction of value sets.

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