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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Ep. 247: Aristotle on Rhetoric and Emotions (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Casey, Paskin, Philosophy, Linsenmayer, Society & Culture, Alwan

4.6 β€’ 2.3K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 13 July 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Continuing on the Rhetoric (ca. 335 BCE) book 1, ch. 1–6 and book 2, ch. 1–5, 18–24.

We finish up with enthymemes (rhetorical arguments), maxims, and signs. We then move to emotions, where we chiefly talk about anger: Is it always a matter of status injury, or is frustration equally (or more) foundational?

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End song: "Reason with the Beast" by Shriekback, whose leader Barry Andrews was interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #107.

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0:00.0

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0:16.5

You're listening to Partial Examined Life.

0:17.8

It was a 247 Part 2,

0:20.3

discussing errors, titles, or rhetoric.

0:22.6

We had gotten through what rhetoric is,

0:25.4

how it's different than dialectic,

0:28.1

the more philosophical type of argumentation,

0:30.1

what sort of settings you would do rhetoric in,

0:33.0

the different goals that you might have

0:35.2

for giving advice about rhetoric,

0:37.2

how to come across as a better character,

0:38.9

how to give a better argument,

0:40.3

how to take the state of the audience into account.

0:43.3

Can we just sum up, again, the main tools

0:48.1

by which he analyzes reasoning here?

0:51.1

So, syllogisms are what he's concerned with

0:53.8

throughout his logical works, right?

0:55.7

These logical forms, all men are mortal,

0:58.2

socrates is a man, therefore, socrates is mortal.

1:00.8

We're saying an enthameem is a particular kind within that,

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