Classical Rhetoric and Contemporary Law - Vasileios Adamidis

Classical Rhetoric and Contemporary Law

A Critical Reader
Buch | Softcover
304 Seiten
2024
The University of Alabama Press (Verlag)
978-0-8173-6139-6 (ISBN)
42,30 inkl. MwSt
Pairs passages from works of classical rhetoric with contemporary legal rulings to highlight and analyse their deep and abiding connections in matters of persuasion.
Pairs passages from works of classical rhetoric with contemporary legal rulings to highlight and analyze their deep and abiding connections in matters of persuasion

Classical Rhetoric and Contemporary Law: A Critical Reader is a rich work that analyzes the interplay between ancient rhetorical traditions and modern legal practice, reestablishing the lost connections between law and classical rhetoric. From Isocrates’s Panegyricus in 380 BCE to the landmark US Supreme Court case Trump v. Hawaii in 2018, and from Antiphon’s fifth century BCE First Tetralogy to 1995’s O. J. Simpson trial, the volume draws on an array of sources to illuminate how ancient rhetorical insights may even today challenge and enrich our grasp of contemporary legal principles.


The collection opens with a brisk review of the historical development of rhetoric. The second part examines a pair of rhetorical theorists whose works frame the period across which classical rhetoric declined as a mode of thought. A contemporary appellate case contrasts with the work of Giambattista Vico, an eighteenth-century professor of rhetoric who warned of the separation of law from rhetoric. The analysis of the work of twentieth-century scholars ChaÏm Perelman and Lucie Olbrects-Tyteca shows that where Cartesian rationality fails, the humanistic tradition of rhetoric allows the law to respond to the needs of justice. In the third part, ten case studies bring together a classical rhetorical theorist with a contemporary court case, demonstrating the abiding relevance of the classical tradition to contemporary jurisprudence.

With its cross-disciplinary appeal, Classical Rhetoric and Contemporary Law encompasses the work of legal, rhetorical, English, and communication scholars alike, catalyzing interactive exploration into the profound ways ancient rhetorical insights continue to shape our comprehension of today’s legal landscape.

CONTRIBUTORS
Vasileios Adamidis / Elizabeth C. Britt / Kirsten K. Davis / David A. Frank / Michael Gagarin / Eugene Garver / Mark A. Hannah / Catherine L. Langford / Brian N. Larson / Craig A. Meyer / Francis J. Mootz III / Susan E. Provenzano / Nick J. Sciullo / Kristen K. Tiscione / Laura A. Webb



   

Francis J. Mootz III is professor of law at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He is author of Rhetorical Knowledge in Legal Practice and Critical Legal Theory. Kirsten K. Davis is professor of law and director of Online Legal Education Strategies at Stetson University College of Law. She founded Stetson’s Institute for the Advancement of Legal Communication. Brian N. Larson is associate professor of law at Texas A&M University School of Law. Kristen K. Tiscione is professor of law and legal practice at the Georgetown University Law Center. She is author of several book chapters and textbooks, including Legal Writing: From Advice to Advocacy, a Contemporary Approach.    

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Rhetoric, Law, and the Humanities
Verlagsort Alabama
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 272 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft Briefe / Präsentation / Rhetorik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10 0-8173-6139-1 / 0817361391
ISBN-13 978-0-8173-6139-6 / 9780817361396
Zustand Neuware
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