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Rhetoric, Poetics and Logic

By: Aristotle
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
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 Aristotle's contribution to the sum of wisdom dominates all our philosophy and even provides direction for much of our science. And all effective debaters, whether they know it or not, employ Aristotle's 3 basic principles of effective argument that form the spine of Rhetoric: "ethos," the impact of the speaker's character upon the audience; "pathos," the arousing of the emotions; and "logos," the advancement of pertinent arguments. In Poetics, Aristotle observes several aspects of epic poetry, lyric poetry, and comedy, and he draws a dramatic distinction between poetry and history. He maintains that poetry has greater philosophical value because it deals with universals, while history states particular facts. Aristotle's body of work that has come to be identified as Logic includes: classification into 10 categories; proposition; syllogism; and inductive and deductive reasoning.(P)1992 by Blackstone Audiobooks Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Classics Collections Greek & Roman History Logic & Language Philosophy World
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I originally purchased this because I am an English teacher who wanted to brush up on some original discussion of rhetoric and persuasive speaking. I was interested to hear the origin of such ideas as Ethos, Pathos and Logos. While I didn't get to hear about these until half way through, this was an interesting listen. Don't get me wrong - this book is DENSE, and the narration initially struck me as irritating. However the reading is suited to the subject matter and understanding some complex concepts in a clearly articulated way. I also realized I was pronouncing a bunch of words wrong which is a bonus.

What surprised me about this work is the extensive discussion of many elements of human nature, what we pursue as good, and the inherent goals for each age group and section of society. I feel this would be fascinating for those interested in the human psyche, for lawyers (there is an extensive section on the law), and those like me who are interested in learning from the masters of rhetoric.

This is long, but if you have the credits and are interested - I strongly recommend picking and choosing the chapters you listen to, as they are quite specific and not all are interesting to all people.

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