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Political Rhetoric

Ken Masugi

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Abstract The two fundamental texts for understanding political rhetoric and its relationship to political theory are Plato'sGorgiasand Aristotle'sRhetoric. Both works raise enduring philosophical questions about the ultimate purposes of political life. These themes are vividly exemplified in American political rhetoric.

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Abstract The two fundamental texts for understanding political rhetoric and its relationship to political theory are Plato'sGorgiasand Aristotle'sRhetoric. Both works raise enduring philosophical questions about the ultimate purposes of political life. These themes are vividly exemplified in American political rhetoric.

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Abstract The two fundamental texts for understanding political rhetoric and its relationship to political theory are Plato'sGorgiasand Aristotle'sRhetoric. Both works raise enduring philosophical questions about the ultimate purposes of political life. These themes are vividly exemplified in American political rhetoric.

Key concepts: Rhetoric, Political rhetoric, Politics, Epistemology, Political philosophy, Sociology, Aesthetics, Political science

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