Pragmatism, democracy, and the necessity of rhetoric

Pragmatism, democracy, and the necessity of rhetoric / Robert Danisch.

Author/creator	Danisch, Robert, 1976-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©2007.
Description	xii, 190 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Pragmatism. Rhetoric--Philosophy. Rhetoric--United States. Democracy--United States.

Series	Studies in rhetoric/communication Studies in rhetoric/communication. ^A235916
Contents	Introduction : the consequences of pragmatist thought -- William James on contingency, plurality, and belief : toward a pragmatist philosophy of rhetoric -- John Dewey on communication and the practical arts : a history of philosophy and a return to rhetoric -- Jane Addams and the practice of deliberation : Hull-House as a site for rhetorical action and social democracy -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and legal rhetoric : judgment, competition, and the free trade in ideas -- Alain Locke and epideictic rhetoric : the promise of cultural pluralism and the celebration of The new Negro -- Conclusion : the many varieties of pragmatism and American rhetoric.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index.
LCCN	2007007320
ISBN	9781570036903 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	157003690X (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	B832 .D36 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold