Ep. 247: Aristotle on Rhetoric and Emotions (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Is There a Place for Rhetoric?
Rhetoric is sometimes a pajoritive term, and we wonder whether it means manipulation of an audience. I think you're getting at something central there. Maybe emotions really do have a legitimate place, not just in persuasion, but in justification. And i think that might be related to stuff we've done on hume and the theory of moral sentiments.
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