Robert Danisch

Building a Social Democracy

The Promise of Rhetorical Pragmatism

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Produktbeschreibung

Building a Social Democracy examines the various types of communication practices that are necessary to build a social democracy. Danisch contends that rhetorical pragmatism improves our sociopolitical circumstances by turning questions about epistemology into questions about communication practices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 709g
• ISBN-13: 9781498517775
• ISBN-10: 1498517773
• Artikelnr.: 43779383

Autorenporträt

Robert Danisch is associate professor in the Department of Drama and Speech Communication at the University of Waterloo.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: Richard Rorty and the Limits of the Linguistic Turn Chapter
Two: Stanley Fish and the Limits of Anti-Foundationalism Chapter Three:
Cornel West and the Quest for Deep Democracy Chapter Four: Richard McKeon's
Philosophy of Rhetoric Chapter Five: Hugh Duncan's Sociology of Rhetoric
and Kenneth Burke's Rhetoric of Identification Chapter Six: Social
Democracy, Deliberative Ecologies, and Rhetorical Structures Chapter Seven:
Artistry, Inquiry, and Rhetorical Citizenship Chapter Eight: Pluralism,
Prudence, and Rhetorical Leadership