Rhetoric, Language, and Reason

by Michel Meyer

Contemporary or postmodern thought is based on the lack of foundation. The impossibility of having a principle for philosophy has become a position of principle. As a result, rhetoric has taken over. Content has given way to the priority of form. Michel Meyer's book aims at showing that philosophy as foundational is possible and necessary, and that rhetoric can flourish alongside, but the conception of reason must be changed. Questioning rather...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027103047X
• ISBN13: 9780271030470
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"