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Isocrates, Thucydides, and the Relationship between Rhetoric and Knowledge

Political Theory 101

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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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