Description |
1 online resource (229 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Descartes and Guez de Balzac: Human Eloquence Spurned; 3. Descartes' Rhetoric of Generosity; 4. Port-Royal and Eloquence: Rhetoric at the Margins; 5. Malebranche's Rhetoric of the Incarnation; 6. Lamy's Science of Persuasion; 7. Conclusion: Attention and Cartesian Rhetoric; Notes; References; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover |
Summary |
A careful analysis of the rhetorical thought of René 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 |
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Print version record |
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
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Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez de, 1597-1654.
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Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez de, 1597-1654 fast |
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650 fast |
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Rhetoric -- Philosophy -- History -- 17th century
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French language -- Middle French, 1300-1600 -- Rhetoric
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Philosophy, French -- 17th century.
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French language -- Rhetoric -- Middle French
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Philosophy, French
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Rhetoric -- Philosophy
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780809386482 |
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0809386488 |
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0585031355 |
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9780585031354 |
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