Weimar Origins of Rhetorical Inquiry

The Weimar origins of political theory are often overlooked, but David L. Marshall's work reveals the Weimar origins of rhetorical inquiry. He focuses on Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, and Aby Warburg, showing how they transformed problems set out by Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, Theodor Adorno, Hans Baron, and Leo Strauss. Marshall argues that we miss major opportunities if we do not attend to the rhetorical aspects of their thought, and his aim is to lay out an intellectual history that can become a zone of theoretical experimentation in para-democratic times.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 392 pages
\n Publication date: 09 November 2020
\n Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
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The Weimar origins of political theory are a widely accepted narrative, but this singular focus overlooks another intellectual history that historian David L. Marshall seeks to uncover: the Weimar origins of rhetorical inquiry. Marshall directs his attention to Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, and Aby Warburg, revealing how these influential thinkers influenced and transformed problems initially set out by Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, Theodor Adorno, Hans Baron, and Leo Strauss. He argues that we miss significant opportunities if we do not attend to the rhetorical aspects of their thought, and his ultimate goal is to lay out an intellectual history that can serve as a zone of theoretical experimentation in para-democratic times.

Redescribing the Weimar origins of political theory in terms of rhetorical inquiry, Marshall offers fresh readings of pivotal thinkers and argues that the vision of rhetorical inquiry that they open up allows for new ways of imagining political communities today.

The Weimar origins of political theory are a widely accepted narrative, but this singular focus overlooks another intellectual history that historian David L. Marshall seeks to uncover: the Weimar origins of rhetorical inquiry. Marshall directs his attention to Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, and Aby Warburg, revealing how these influential thinkers influenced and transformed problems initially set out by Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, Theodor Adorno, Hans Baron, and Leo Strauss. He argues that we miss significant opportunities if we do not attend to the rhetorical aspects of their thought, and his ultimate goal is to lay out an intellectual history that can serve as a zone of theoretical experimentation in para-democratic times.

Redescribing the Weimar origins of political theory in terms of rhetorical inquiry, Marshall offers fresh readings of pivotal thinkers and argues that the vision of rhetorical inquiry that they open up allows for new ways of imagining political communities today.

The Weimar origins of political theory are a widely accepted narrative, but this singular focus overlooks another intellectual history that historian David L. Marshall seeks to uncover: the Weimar origins of rhetorical inquiry. Marshall directs his attention to Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, and Aby Warburg, revealing how these influential thinkers influenced and transformed problems initially set out by Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, Theodor Adorno, Hans Baron, and Leo Strauss. He argues that we miss significant opportunities if we do not attend to the rhetorical aspects of their thought, and his ultimate goal is to lay out an intellectual history that can serve as a zone of theoretical experimentation in para-democratic times.

Redescribing the Weimar origins of political theory in terms of rhetorical inquiry, Marshall offers fresh readings of pivotal thinkers and argues that the vision of rhetorical inquiry that they open up allows for new ways of imagining political communities today.

\n Weight: 628g\n
Dimension: 160 x 237 x 30 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780226722214\n \n