Heuristic Strategies in the Speeches of Cicero
This book introduces a new form of argumentative analysis: rhetorical heuremes. The method applies the concepts of heuristic thinking, probability, and contingency in order to develop a better understanding of complex arguments in classical oratory. A new theory is required because Greek and Roman r...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | Argumentation Library,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01799-0 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Contents
- Preface.- Chapter 1 Introduction: The Problem of Analysis
- Chapter 3 The Origins of Heuristic Argumentation: Probable Arguments in Ancient Rhetoric
- Chapter 4 Cicero’s Models: Heuristic Arguments in the Greek Orators
- Chapter 5 Pro Flacco
- Chapter 6 Pro Sulla.- Chapter 7 Pro Murena.- Chapter 8 Pro Sex. Roscio Amerino
- Chapter 9 Pro Milone
- Chapter 10 Pro Cluentio
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.