The Jewish Countermodel: Talmudic Argumentation, the New Rhetoric Project, and the Classical Tradition of Rhetoric
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Date
2003
Authors
Frank, David A.
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Publisher
The Religious Communication Association
Abstract
Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts- Tyteca's New Rhetoric Project
(NRP) helped revive the study of rhetoric in the twentieth century. Although
some believe their work is largely a reiteration of Aristotle's rhetoric and
that Perelman owes a significant debt to Aristotle, I present evidence in this
paper that Perelman was quite critical of the Western tradition of philosophy
and of Aristotle's logic and rhetoric. Perelman turned to Jewish thinking
and Talmudic argumentation as a countermodel. Jewish metaphysics,
ontology, epistemology, and argument are the central touchstones of the NRP.
Description
32 p.
Keywords
Talmudic argumentation, Aristotle. Rhetoric, Rhetoric, Judaism, Perelman, Chaim, Olbrechts-Tyteca, Lucie
Citation
Frank, David A. "The Jewish Counter model: Talmudic Argumentation, the New Rhetoric Project, and the Classical Tradition of Rhetoric." Journal of Communication and Religion 26 (2003): 163-194.