Aristotle's Rhetoric
Aristotle's Rhetoric
the ancient art of persuasion
About the Book
The J.H. Freese translation of the "Ars Rhetorica" by Aristotle, revamped for digital reading comfort.
Aristotle
Aristotle, or Aristoteles ( "are-is-toe-tell-less" ), was a philosopher and polymath in ancient Greece. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy in the Lyceum in Athens, he began the wider Aristotelian tradition that followed, which set the groundwork for the development of modern science.
The art of Rethoric
Aristotle's Rhetoric is an ancient Greek text, discussing the fine art of persuasion and debate.
As the ancient Greeks were the founders of the democracy, public debates were an important part of their culture. Athenian citizens participated in what we would call "direct democracy" in our modern age. Meaning that any (male, adult) citizen could participate in the political debate, by speaking to the assembly of citizens.
This publication is the collection of three different books by Aristotle on the art of public speaking (rhetoric).
In these books, which by modern standards are more akin to a collection of essays, the author shares his personal thoughts on convincing others.
Editors note
I started editing this book as I remembered it to be a very insightful text. Aristotle's Rhetoric was read during our Latin classes in high school. The concepts of rhetoric are still applicable to modern day communication and persuasion. Therefore, I wanted to revisit the text. As I was unable to find a portable digital version of Aristotle's writings, I decided to transpile the text myself, and make it available to the public.
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Author
Aristotle, known as Aristoteles in his own time, was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy in the Lyceum in Athens, he began the wider Aristotelian tradition that followed, which set the groundwork for the development of modern science.
Interpretter
John Henry Freese was an classical scholar, and interpreter of ancient literature. His work is part of the public domain, and can be found on various educational websites and catalogues.
Table of Contents
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I: Purposes and Definitions of Rhetoric
- Preamble
- Chapter 1: What is the point of Rhetoric?
- Chapter 2: Argumentation techniques
- Chapter 3: Types of Rhetoric
- Chapter 4: Topics of deliberative rhetoric
- Chapter 5: What people care about
- Chapter 6: The greater good, and its components
- Chapter 7: The Impact of actions and trade-offs
- Chapter 8: Types of Governments
- Chapter 9: Epideictic Rhetoric, praise and blame, virtue and vice
- Chapter 10: Litigation: accusation and defense
- Chapter 11: Motive
- Chapter 12: Intent
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- II: Persuasion techniques
- III: Stylistic Delivery and Arrangement Techniques
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