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6 reviews📚 Series Context
This book is part of the Studies in the History of Rhetoric series. If you're reading this volume, here’s how it fits into a broader intellectual journey:
Before Reading: Read 'The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation' by Chaïm Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca (1958) or 'Perelman and the Philosophy of Argument' by Christopher Tindale
After Reading: Read 'Rhetoric and Ethics in the 21st Century' by David A. Frank or 'The Rhetorical Foundations of Society' by Chaïm Perelman
🧠 Purpose and Scope
Offers the first deep contextualization of the New Rhetoric Project (NRP) by Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca.
Includes seven original translations of foundational articles (1933–1958) from French to English.
Explores the philosophical and cultural backdrop of their work, especially in response to logical positivism and post-war trauma.
Demonstrates how their rhetorical theory aimed to expand reason into human affairs and promote social tolerance.
🔍 Key Themes
Reason vs. Rationalism: Expanding reason beyond formal logic.
Rhetoric as Ethics: Argumentation as a means of fostering tolerance.
Philosophical Resistance: Pushback against post-war despair and intellectual rigidity.
Translation as Interpretation: How language shapes philosophical meaning.
📝 Reviews & Reception
Scholarly Praise: Academics commend the book for its rigorous translations and historical contextualization of Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca’s early works.
It’s seen as a critical resource for understanding the philosophical evolution that led to the New Rhetoric Project.
The commentaries offer insightful analysis into how rhetoric was reimagined as a tool for ethical reasoning and social tolerance.
Use in Academia: Frequently cited in graduate seminars on rhetoric, philosophy, and intellectual history.
Recommended for scholars interested in post-war European thought, argumentation theory, and humanistic approaches to reason.