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Authority Figures:

Rhetoric and Experience in John Locke's Political Thought
  • ISBN-13: 9780271065045
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Torrey Shanks
  • Price: AUD $152.00
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  • Local release date: 14/12/2014
  • Format: Hardback 168 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Philosophy [HP]
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Examines the place of rhetoric in John Locke’s political and philosophical thought. Traces the close ties between rhetoric and experience as they form the basis for a theory and practice of judgment at the center of his work.


Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Rhetoric and Situated Political Critique

Chapter 2: The Claim to Experience

Chapter 3: Sensible Judgment

Chapter 4: Feminine Figures and the Rhetoric of Critique

Chapter 5: The Matter of Consent

Conclusion: Critical Temporalities

Bibliography


“Shanks has offered an intriguing, inventive, and provocative re-reading of Locke and his modes of persuasion and political engagement. She has illustrated some of the power of refigurative rhetoric in the work of critique.”

—Ted H. Miller, Project Muse

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