The politics of eloquence : David Hume's polite rhetoric /

The politics of eloquence : David Hume's polite rhetoric /

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Author / Creator:	Hanvelt, Marc, 1974-
Imprint:	Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 217 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Hume, David, -- 1711-1776. Hume, David, -- 1711-1776. Rhetoric -- Political aspects. Political oratory. Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Political aspects. Eloquence. Courtesy. Courtesy. Eloquence. Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Political aspects. Political oratory. Rhetoric -- Political aspects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11134160

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ISBN:	9781442696945 144269694X 9781442643796 144264379X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index. English.
Summary:	Drawing on Hume's philosophical, historical, and popular writings, The Politics of Eloquence presents an understanding of rhetoric that can be properly ascribed to this important thinker, an understanding hitherto overlooked in the scholarly literature.
Other form:	Print version: Hanvelt, Marc. Politics of Eloquence : David Hume's Polite Rhetoric. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2000 9781442643796

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Hume's Political Project
Hume on Rhetoric and Persuasion
Hume's Conception of Politeness
Polite in His own Way (Hume and the Scots)
Resuscitating the Passionate Eloquence of the Ancients
Rhetoric and the Public Sphere
Toward a Politics of Eloquence.