Thomas Jefferson and the Rhetoric of VirtueRowman & Littlefield, 2002 - 522 páginas Nearly 200 years after his death, Thomas Jefferson continues to fascinate and mystify scholars and the public alike. Recently, it seems that every aspect of his life and career, including a possible relationship with one of his slaves, has been put under the microscope. But Jefferson's interest in rhetoric, or discourse, has always been but a footnote before Jefferson and the Rhetoric of Virtue. In this volume, James L. Golden and Alan L. Golden undertake the first careful study of Jefferson's rhetorical philosophy and practice. They find that not only did Jefferson take a great interest in classical and modern students of rhetoric, but that he developed his own program for its study. They also discover that Jefferson viewed the study of discourse as a vehicle for upholding virtue. Jefferson's commitment to virtue, the authors argue, helps to explain his interest in rhetoric, just as a study of his rhetorical philosophy leads to a deeper understanding of his commitment to virtue. Golden and Golden discuss Jefferson's influences and education in rhetoric, how he came to be interested in the field, and the development of his philosophy on discourse. Supplemented by extensive primary source material, Thomas Jefferson and the Rhetoric of Virtue gives readers a first-hand account of Jefferson's understanding of virtue as viewed through his studies in rhetoric. |
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... early struggles of the Cold War and to a later president of the Soviet Union provides an interesting commentary on his historically broad appeal. If anything, the fascination with Jefferson — evident from the time of the dramatic moment ...
... early struggles of the Cold War and to a later president of the Soviet Union provides an interesting commentary on his historically broad appeal. If anything, the fascination with Jefferson — evident from the time of the dramatic moment ...
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... early American republic, virtue. Rhetoric, to Jefferson, was a vehicle for upholding virtue. With this realization, we came to understand why he was so keenly interested in rhetoric. This study argues that, because Jefferson's ...
... early American republic, virtue. Rhetoric, to Jefferson, was a vehicle for upholding virtue. With this realization, we came to understand why he was so keenly interested in rhetoric. This study argues that, because Jefferson's ...
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... early American republic. If we stress the influence of republican ideals, as has been the trend, do we reject the conclusions drawn by those earlier historians who focused on the liberal nature of the ideology of the Founding era ...
... early American republic. If we stress the influence of republican ideals, as has been the trend, do we reject the conclusions drawn by those earlier historians who focused on the liberal nature of the ideology of the Founding era ...
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... early American republic. Whereas it goes without saying that Jefferson was a product of his time, we must always remember that he was con- cerned — virtually obsessed — with constructing a worldview that rose to meet the peculiar ...
... early American republic. Whereas it goes without saying that Jefferson was a product of his time, we must always remember that he was con- cerned — virtually obsessed — with constructing a worldview that rose to meet the peculiar ...
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