Smith this book first published 2018 cambridge scholars publishing lady stephenson library, newcastle upon tyne, ne6 2pa, uk british library cataloguing in publication data a catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. Eighteenthcentury british literature department of. In this groundbreaking, historicallyinformed semiotic study of late eighteenthcentury music, stephen rumph focuses on mozart to explore musical meaning within the context of enlightenment sign and language theory. British abolitionism and the rhetoric of sensibility pp 1845 cite as. Phd students department of english university of notre dame. Eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric thoemmes library. Graduate level coverage of whatelys work frequently attaches little significance to the logic. Eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric jstor. Harris is senior lecturer in philosophy at the university of st andrews. Philosophy in eighteenthcentury britain was diverse, vibrant, and sophisticated.
Eighteenthcentury rhetorical theory and rhetoricians figured prominently in the development of contemporary composition and rhetoric. The oxford handbook of british philosophy in the eighteenth. The other two essays jacqueline taylors on the idea of a science of human nature and paddy bullards on rhetoric and eloquence. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. Eighteenth century scotland is the annual newsletter of ecsss, published every spring since 1987. This book examines british philosophy in an eighteenthcentury context. Logic and rhetoric in england, 15001700 wilbur samuel. Austin is best known for his 1806 book on chironomia, chironomia, or a treatise on rhetorical delivery. Full text of logic and rhetoric in england 1500 1700 see other formats. The rhetoric of sensibility in eighteenthcentury culture by paul. Author howell, wilbur samuel formatbinding hardcover book condition used very good quantity available 1 edition first edition binding hardcover publisher princeton univ. Newton and newtonianism in eighteenth century british thought 3. Logic and rhetoric in england 1500 1700 by wilbur samuel.
Oxford handbook of british philosophy in the eighteenth century. British literature in the eighteenth century about the series this series aims to promote original scholarship on the intersection of british literature and history in the long eighteenth century, from the restoration through. Also, while scholarship on midto late18thcentury rhetoric in great britain is. British literature in context in the long eighteenth. Logic in the seventeenth century was characterized by attempts to reconcile older viewpoints, such as those of ramus and melanchthon, and by criticism of the nature and scope of traditional logic.
In addition to an edition of bishop butlers ethical writings, he is at work on a book entitled virtue and interest. The rhetoric of sensibility in eighteenthcentury culture. Liberty and american experience in the eighteenth century. The arts of logic and rhetoric by dudley fenner the british library.
Douglas duhaime, eighteenthcentury literature, literature and science. It provides accounts of the writings of all the major figures, but also puts those figures in the context provided by. He has published numerous books and articles on normative ethics, applied or practical ethics, and the history of eighteenthcentury british moral philosophy. This book has been cited by the following publications. Eighteenthcentury british and american rhetorics and.
The rhetoric of sensibility in eighteenthcentury culture by. Howell, eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric princeton, 1971, and l. Press place of publication princeton, nj date published 1971 keywords rhetoric. Eighteenth century british logic and rhetoric thoemmes library of british philosophy howell, w. Wilbur samuel howell papers princeton university library. Century english british for sale collectibles station. The philosophers search for the universals of human nature led political reformers to argue that if all people had the same perceptions and the same capacity for thought and knowledge, then inequalities in social. Whereas raphael in paradise lost had said to adam, heavn is as the book of god before thee set, wherein to read his wondrous works, and learn his seasons, hours, or days, or months, or years, poets of the eighteenth century were inclined to be more ecumenical and substitute for heaven other texts of god somewhat closer to home. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Howell author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Until seventeenthcentury empiricism, rhetoric was an art, not a science, and it was during the eighteenth century that treatises such as george campbells a philosophy of rhetoric 1776 assigned rhetoric pretensions to scientific methods.
Eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric it was amazing 5. The declaration of independence and eighteenthcentury logic. This oxford handbook is the first book ever to provide comprehensive coverage of the full range of philosophical writing in britain in the eighteenth century. The volume begins with an introduction that discusses the various rhetorical movements of the time. It also discusses a number of different interpretations of what a scientific approach to human nature might look like and shows that the idea of a science of man goes beyond. Legal education and improvement in eighteenthcentury scotland volume 9 issue 1 john w. Wilbur samuel howell author of poetics, rhetoric, and logic. Nineteenthcentury rhetorics, readers, and composition books. This was the age of hume and berkeley and reid, of hutcheson and kames and smith, of ferguson and burke and wollstonecraft. Eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric thoemmes library of british philosophy hardcover november 15, 1999 by w. With notes, biographical, critical, and explanatory, in two volumes. It provides accounts of the writings of all the major figures, but also puts those figures in the context provided by a host of writers less well known today. This reference provides critical overviews of the careers and contributions of all major and many minor british and american rhetoricians of the 18th century. An introduction to the burkehowell exchange on the proper.
My scholarship focuses chiefly on transformations in political thought and behavior in the eighteenth century. The free will debate in eighteenth century british philosophy oup, 2005, and of articles on hume, hutcheson, reid, beattie, priestley, and a number of themes in eighteenth century british thought. British literature in the eighteenth century about the series this series aims to promote original scholarship on the intersection of british literature and history in the long eighteenth century, from the restoration through the first generation of the romantic era. This book examines british philosophy in an eighteenth century context. Edmund burke and the conservative logic of empire by. I was especially interested there in how the emergent state was challenged in its effort to sustain inalienable natural rights. Mcguffeys readers introduced nineteenthcentury students to correct english. Eighteenthcentury british aesthetics by dabney townsend. Important and influential works were published in every area of philosophy, from the theory of vision to theories of political resistance, from the philosophy of language to accounts of. Mozart and enlightenment semiotics by stephen rumph.
In eighteenth century british aesthetics, editor dabney townsend has brought together the work of such wellknown writers as john dryden, joshua reynolds, david hume, and samuel johnson with the more obscure works of aestheticians such as uvedale price, daniel webb, john baillie, and james. Philosophy in eighteenth century britain was diverse, vibrant, and sophisticated. Rhetoric for sale antiques and furniture collections. Eighteenth century british logic and rhetoric thoemmes library of british philosophy. He writes on the scottish philosophical tradition, chiefly the philosophy of the prereformation period, the 17th century, and. The language of persuasion likewise take comprehensive views of broad trends, focusing respectively on the ways in which eighteenth century british thinkers applied the methods of natural philosophy to the. Howell had been invited, no doubt, because of his historical studies of sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenthcentury english and french rhetorical theory, especially his logic and rhetoric in england, 15001700 1956 and eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric 1971. British literature in context in the long eighteenth century. Howells, eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric.
Wilbur samuel howell april 22, 1904 april 20, 1992. British rhetorical theory in the eighteenth century departs from classical theory in significant ways. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content. Eighteenthcentury scotland is the annual newsletter of ecsss, published every spring since 1987. Read the fulltext online edition of elements of logic 2008. Procedure and debate in the british parliamentary culture.
Recovering, revisioning, and regendering the history of 18thand. It looks at the theories of john locke that mattered most to philosophers of the period. Newton and newtonianism in eighteenthcentury british thought 3. Elements of logic 8th edition by richard whately, 2008 online. Howell, wilbur samuel, eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric princeton. Wilbur samuel howell, eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric princeton, nj. Eighteenthcentury scotland eighteenthcentury scottish. Origins of british enlightenment rhetoric oxford handbooks. This list is generated based on data provided by crossref.
Campbells philosophy of rhetoric, speech monographs 32 1965. Illuminating his discussion with french, british, german, and italian writings on signs and language, rumph analyzes movements from mozarts symphonies. It looks at the theories of john locke that mattered most to philosophers of the period, along with isaac newtons complex and contested legacy. Eighteenth century rhetorical theory and rhetoricians figured prominently in the development of contemporary composition and rhetoric.
Howell, wilbur samuel, 1904 eighteenth century british logic and rhetoric. Most of us first encountered richard whatelys elements of logic as a passing mention in an undergraduate survey of rhetorical theory or an argumentation and debate course. Romanticism, rhetoric and the search for the sublime. Guggenheim fellow, 19481949, 5758, huntington library fellow, 19511952, 6263. Oct 20, 2011 thus, during the eighteenth century, rhetoric became closely identified with literary criticism, a connection that persisted well into the nineteenth century bizzell and herzberg 792. The moral psychologies of shaftesbury, butler, and hume. Following the lead of wilbur samuel howell, whately has been dismissed as someone who merely reaffirmed aristotles. First, influenced by the empiricism of francis bacon, john locke, and especially david hume, joseph priestley and george campbell recast traditional theory in psychological terms. This book undertakes to present an analysis of the major eighteenth century british writings on logic and rhetoric and to place those writings in a chronological perspective, so that the reader may see them in relation to their antecedents in the seventeenth and their consequents in the nineteenth centuries and also in relation to their. Howell, professor of rhetoric and oratory at princeton university, is at present writing a book on eighteenthcentury logic and rhetoric. This fresh and innovative book shows that burke was a passionate supporter and staunch defender of the british empire in the eighteenth century, whether in the new world, india, or ireland.
Legal education and improvement in eighteenth century scotland volume 9 issue 1 john w. My discussion of the new rhetoric owes much to two works. In eighteenth century british aesthetics, editor dabney townsend has brought together the work of such wellknown writers as john dryden, joshua reynolds, david hume, and samuel johnson with the more obscure works of aestheticians such as uvedale price, daniel webb, john baillie, and james harris, whose work is difficult to find, but is nonetheless important, informative, and interesting. Second, influenced by the belles lettres tradition, adam smith and hugh blair shift the focus of rhetoric from. The free will debate in eighteenth century british philosophy oxford university press, 2005, and of articles on hume, hutcheson, reid, beattie, priestley, and a number of themes in eighteenth century british thought. Edmund burke and the conservative logic of empire by daniel o. The liberal arts of logic, grammar and rhetoric reissue by sister miriam joseph isbn. Project muse poaching on mens philosophies of rhetoric. By placing advice on how to nag and blame husbands in this enlightenment structure of rhetorical treatise. Newton and newtonianism in eighteenthcentury british thought, eric schliesser 3. On humes influence, see bitzers editors introduc tion to campbells the philosophy of rhetoric carbondale. The importance of 18thand 19thcentury rhetoric to the history of western.
It looks at the theories of john locke that mattered most to philosophers of the period, along with isaac newtons complex and. Royal society of london in the seventeenth century, particularly for works of instruction such. Oxford handbook of british philosophy in the eighteenth. The idea of a science of human nature, jacqueline taylor 4. Locke and the rise of facultative logic in the eighteenth century. The cultural origins of the constitution, examined the relation of culture to politics in revolutionary america. However, daniel oneill turns that latter belief on its head. Howell, eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric.
Rhetoric aims to study the capacities of writers or speakers needed to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. The lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres the open university. Review giorgio tonelli 1975 international studies in philosophy 7. Elements of logic 8th edition by richard whately, 2008.
The oxford handbook of british philosophy in the eighteenth century. Newton and newtonianism in eighteenth century british thought, eric schliesser 3. Wilbur samuel howells eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric 1971. It looks at the theories of john locke that mattered most to philosophers of the.
Howell, wilbur samuel, 1904eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric. This book undertakes to present an analysis of the major eighteenthcentury british writings on logic and rhetoric and to place those writings in a chronological perspective, so that the reader may see them in relation to their antecedents in the seventeenth and their consequents in the nineteenth centuries and also in relation to their. Bacon indicated induction, rather than deduction, as the object of logic, thus opening the way for a logic of the empirical sciences. Howell, eighteenth century british logic and rhetoric. Full text of logic and rhetoric in england 1500 1700. Aristotle defines rhetoric as the faculty of observing in any.
British 19th century woman lady large framed portrait oil painting english 9a. Gilbert austin 17531837 was an irish educator, clergyman and author. The language of persuasion likewise take comprehensive views of broad trends, focusing respectively on the ways in which eighteenthcentury british thinkers applied the methods of natural philosophy to the. Howell, professor of rhetoric and oratory at princeton university, is at present writing a book on eighteenth century logic and rhetoric. Eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric philpapers. Alexander broadie frse, scottish philosopher, emeritus professor of logic and rhetoric, and honorary professorial research fellow at glasgow university. Draws on the book of job as a touchstone for the contradictions and polemics that infect various eighteenth century works poetry, philosophy, political oratory, accounts of exploration, commentaries on criminal law which try to account for the relations between human suffering and systems of secular and divine justice. Heavily influenced by classical writers, austin stressed the importance of voice and gesture to a successful oration. Eighteenthcentury british logic and rhetoric thoemmes. Bibliography on the history of renaissance and modern logic.
Antique british english pub table wrought iron green early century furniture oak. Edmund burke, long considered modern conservatisms founding father, is also widely believed to be an opponent of empire. Draws on the book of job as a touchstone for the contradictions and polemics that infect various eighteenthcentury works poetry, philosophy, political oratory, accounts of exploration, commentaries on criminal law which try to account for the relations between human suffering and systems of. Eighteenth century british logic and rhetoric princeton. The call for plain style, taken up by church leaders and influential writers, made perspicuity, or clarity, a watchword in discussions of ideal style.
1148 342 111 785 1075 652 640 1262 585 1362 575 133 1434 1219 1090 1494 475 1356 461 1165 1254 665 243 862 868 1435 700 1289 1345 164 583 1362 1375 535 1273 1019 1099 580 580 1280 448