The Ethos of Rhetoric
Author | : Michael J. Hyde |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 1570035385 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781570035388 |
Rating | : 4/5 (388 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Ethos of Rhetoric by : Michael J. Hyde
Download or read book The Ethos of Rhetoric written by Michael J. Hyde and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen noted rhetorical theorists and critics answer a summons to return ethics from abstraction to the particular. They discuss and explore a meaning of ethos that predates its more familiar translation as "moral character" and "ethics." Together the contributors define ethical discourse and describe what its practice looks like in particular communities.