{"product_id":"protagoras-and-logos-a-study-in-greek-philosophy-and-rhetoric-paperback","title":"Protagoras and Logos: A Study in Greek Philosophy and Rhetoric - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Schiappa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReassesses the philosophical and pedagogical contributions of Protagoras\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtagoras and Logos\u003c\/i\u003e brings together in a meaningful synthesis the contributions and rhetoric of the first and most famous of the Older Sophists, Protagoras of Abdera. Most accounts of Protagoras rely on the somewhat hostile reports of Plato and Aristotle. By focusing on Protagoras's own surviving words, this study corrects many long-standing misinterpretations and presents significant facts: Protagoras was a first-rate philosophical thinker who positively influenced the theories of Plato and Aristotle, and Protagoras pioneered the study of language and was the first theorist of rhetoric. In addition to illustrating valuable methods of translating and reading fifth-century B.C.E. Greek passages, the book marshals evidence for the important philological conclusion that the Greek word translated as rhetoric was a coinage by Plato in the early fourth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second edition, Edward Schiappa reassesses the philosophical and pedagogical contributions of Protagoras. Schiappa argues that traditional accounts of Protagoras are hampered by mistaken assumptions about the Sophists and the teaching of the art of rhetoric in the fifth century. He shows that, contrary to tradition, the so-called Older Sophists investigated and taught the skills of logos, which is closer to modern conceptions of critical reasoning than of persuasive oratory. Schiappa also offers interpretations for each of Protagoras's major surviving fragments and examines Protagoras's contributions to the theory and practice of Greek education, politics, and philosophy. In a new afterword Schiappa addresses historiographical issues that have occupied scholars in rhetorical studies over the past ten years, and throughout the study he provides references to scholarship from the last decade that has refined his views on Protagoras and other Sophists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Schiappa\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Paul W. Frenzel Chair of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he is professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Communication Studies. His other books include \u003ci\u003eDefining Reality: Definitions and the Politics of Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece.\u003c\/i\u003e The editor of \u003ci\u003eWarranting Assent: Case Studies in Argument Evaluation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLandmark Essays in Classical Greek Rhetoric, \u003c\/i\u003e he is the past editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eArgumentation and Advocacy.\u003c\/i\u003e Schiappa lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 251\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.2 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714721124415,"sku":"9781570035210","price":71.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/af1d8cd13e25efcadd8bb17fe0fa224f.webp?v=1765069118","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/protagoras-and-logos-a-study-in-greek-philosophy-and-rhetoric-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}