Preparing the speaker to stand tall -- Rhetoric, discussion, and character -- From speech science to rhetoric and philosophy -- Humanism, rhetoric, and existential ethics -- The ethics of objectivism and relativism -- The recalcitrance of humanism
Summary
In The Ethics and Politics of Speech, Pat J. Gehrke provides an accessible yet intensive history of the speech communication discipline during the twentieth century. Drawing on several previously unpublished or unexamined sources-including essays, conference proceedings, and archival documents-Gehrke traces the evolution of communication studies and the dilemmas that often have faced academics in this field. In his examination, Gehrke not only provides fresh perspectives on old models of thinking; he reveals new methods for approaching future studies of ethical and poli
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index
