the classical technique of constructing arguments from Aristotle to Cicero /
First Statement of Responsibility
Sara Rubinelli, introduction by David S. Levene
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource
SERIES
Series Title
Argumentation library ;
Volume Designation
v. 15
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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Aristotle's Topics; Dialectical and Rhetorical Uses of Topoi; Cicero's Use of Locus in De Inventione; Cicero's List of Aristotelian Loci
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Offers a study of the nature of topoi, the conceptual ancestors of modern argument schemes, between Aristotle and Cicero. This title presents a treatment of Aristotle's and Cicero's methods of topoi and, by exploring their relationship, it illuminates an area of ancient rhetoric and logic which has been obscured for more than 2000 years
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Offers a study of the nature of topoi, the conceptual ancestors of modern argument schemes, between Aristotle and Cicero. This title presents a treatment of Aristotle's and Cicero's methods of topoi and, by exploring their relationship, it illuminates an area of ancient rhetoric and logic which has been obscured for more than 2000 years