The ethics and politics of speech
Subtitle: rhetoric and communication in the twentieth century
By: Pat J. Gehrke.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780809329489
Subjects: Oral communication -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Oral communication -- Moral and ethic aspects; Rhetoric -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: communication, speech, and history. Preparing the speaker to stand tall; title: Rhetoric, discussion, and character; title: From speech science to rhetoric and philosophy; title: Humanism, rhetoric, and existential ethics; title: The ethics of objectivism and relativism; title: The recalcitrance of humanism; title: Conclusion: history, community, and alterity ethics.