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CEPS SEMINARS – “Words on Fire: Eloquence and Its Conditions”
Março 23, 2022 @ 15:00 - 17:00
CEPS SEMINAR SERIES EM ÉTICA E FILOSOFIA POLÍTICA
Why is political rhetoric broken – and how can it be fixed? Words on Fire returns to the origins of rhetoric to recover the central place of eloquence in political thought. Eloquence, for the orators of classical antiquity, emerged from rhetorical relationships that exposed both speaker and audience to risk. Through close readings of Cicero – and his predecessors, rivals, and successors – political theorist and former speechwriter Rob Goodman tracks the development of this ideal, in which speech is both spontaneous and stylized, and in which the pursuit of eloquence mitigates political inequalities. He goes on to trace the fierce disputes over Ciceronian speech in the modern world through the work of such figures as Burke, Macaulay, Tocqueville, and Schmitt, explaining how rhetorical risk-sharing has broken down. Words on Fire offers a powerful critique of today’s political language – and shows how the struggle over the meaning of eloquence has shaped our world.
The Seminar Series in Ethics and Political Philosophy is a research oriented initiative hosted by the Centre for Ethics, Politics, and Society at the University of Minho, whose aim is to discuss works in progress of both established and younger scholars working in the fields of ethics, social and political philosophy, political and social theory.
The seminars are open to everyone.
For inquiries, contact the organizers at dsantoro@elach.uminho.pt or gballacci@elach.uminho.pt