Rhetorical Minds

Todd Oakley is Professor of and Chair of Cognitive Science and Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University. His recent publications include Issue 6 of Cognitive Semiotics which he co-edited with Ana Margarida Abrantes.

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Acknowledgements



Introduction: (Homo Rhetoricus)



Part I: Theoretical Prerequisites



Chapter 1. Starting Points

Chapter 2. Homo Rhetoricus as a Creature of Presence

Chapter 3. Representation and the Semiotic Circuit



Part II: Evolution and Development of Homo Rhetoricus



Chapter 4. Becoming Human: The Evolution of Homo Rhetoricus

Chapter 5. Becoming Human: The Development of Homo Rhetoricus

Chapter 6. The Languaging of Homo Rhetoricus



Part III: Discourse and Social Ontology



Chapter 7. Language in the World of Homo Rhetoricus

Chapter 8. Institutions and Document Acts

Chapter 9. The Lifeworlds of Homo Rhetoricus

Chapter 10. Setting Up for ‘Setting Off’ Homo Rhetoricus



Concluding Remarks



References

Index