Adam Smith: The Rhetoric of ProprietySUNY Press, Jan 1, 2006 - 184 pages |
Contents
1 Smith and the Problem of Propriety | 1 |
2 Smith and Propriety in the Classical Tradition | 25 |
3 Rhetorical Propriety in Eighteenth Century Theories of Discourse | 53 |
4 Propriety in Smiths Rhetoric Lectures | 73 |
5 Propriety in The Theory of Moral Sentiments | 111 |
6 Conclusions Provocations | 133 |
Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
The SAGE Handbook of Rhetorical Studies Andrea A. Lunsford,Kirt H. Wilson,Rosa A. Eberly No preview available - 2009 |