 | The Politics of Eloquence: David Hume''s Polite Rhetoric Subjects: Hume David 1711–1776; Rhetoric -- Political aspects; Political oratory; Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Political aspects; Eloquence; Courtesy; Drawing on Hume's philosophical, historical, and popular writings, The Politics of Eloquence presents an understanding of rhetoric that can be properly ascribed to this important thinker, an understanding hitherto overlooked in the scholarly literature. Hanvelt Marc : Marc Hanvelt is an adjunct research professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. |
