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OverviewA careful analysis of the rhetorical thought of Rene Descartes and of a distinguished group of post-Cartesians. Covering a unique range of authors, including Bernard Lamy and Nicolas Malebranche, Carr attacks the idea, which has become commonplace in contemporary criticism, that the Cartesian system is incompatible with rhetoric. Carr analyzes the writings of Balzac, the Port-Royalists Arnauld and Nicole, Malebranche, and Lamy, exploring the evolution of Descartes thought into their different theories of rhetoric. He constructs his arguments, probing each author s writings on rhetoric, persuasion, and attention, to demonstrate the basis for rhetorical thought present in Descartes theory of persuasion when it is combined with his psychophysiology of attention. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas M Carr, JrPublisher: Southern Illinois University Press Imprint: Southern Illinois University Press ISBN: 9781282138896ISBN 10: 1282138898 Pages: 229 Publication Date: 01 January 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |