The Practice of Theory: Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Pedagogy in the Academy - Brossura

Bernard-Donals, Michael

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521595061 ISBN 13: 9780521595063

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Riassunto

Examines the practical use of theory as a pedagogical aid and argues for a broader conception of rhetoric in the human sciences.

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Descrizione del libro

The practical application of theory as a pedagogical aid has yet to be fully addressed. The Practice of Theory, examines the connection between theory and pedagogy at the level of practice and offers a sustained reflection on the production of knowledge across a range of contemporary disciplines.

Contenuti

1. Gorgias, Phaedrus, and the rhetorical formulation of the extra-discursive; 2. Aristotle on rhetoric, phronesis, and practical knowledge; 3. A rhetorical reading of the human sciences: towards antifoundationalism; 4. Rorty and the mirror of nature: hermeneutics and the possibility of social change; 5. Louise Phelps and theory: towards a human science disciplined by practical wisdom; 6. Liberatory pedagogy, conceptual knowledge: towards a practical wisdom disciplined by scientific observation; 7. Toward a materialistic rhetoric: writing the conditions of the incommensurable.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521595061
• ISBN 13: 9780521595063
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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