Politics & rhetoric [electronic resource] : coming to terms with terms / George E. Yoos.
Since we need words with new meanings to discover what is true, it follows that without those words there could be no truth as we know it. Without just those words that we create there would be no knowledge for us. In that case knowledge is found embedded in the very words that we formulate. Interpr...
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| Other title: | Politics and rhetoric. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Since we need words with new meanings to discover what is true, it follows that without those words there could be no truth as we know it. Without just those words that we create there would be no knowledge for us. In that case knowledge is found embedded in the very words that we formulate. Interpretation and definition as rhetorical and logical modes are interactive in determining and přcising meaning that transcends our repertoire of literal usage. "Language use" by abandoning old trails of usage and by refining usage gives us the opportunity and freedom to explore and discover what never has been thought about, used, or expressed before. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 226 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230623316 023062331X 0230617468 9780230617469 9781349380510 1349380512 |