Walter R Fisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 3420510 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walter R Fisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walter R |
| FAMILY NAME | Fisher |
| SIGNATURE | FISHER W R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 517 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Clarifying the narrative paradigm
(1989). Clarifying the narrative paradigm. Communication Monographs: Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 55-58
The Narrative Paradigm: In the Beginning
Journal Article The Narrative Paradigm: In the Beginning Get access Walter R. Fisher Walter R. Fisher 1Walter R. Fisher is Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 35, Issue 4, December 1985, Pages 74–89, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1985.tb02974.x Published: 07 February 2006
The narrative paradigm: An elaboration
This essay situates the narrative paradigm in regard to major social scientific and humanistic theories, and applies the paradigm in an interpretation and assessment of the conversation between Socrates and Callicles in Plato's Gorgias
The Narrative Paradigm: In the Beginning
The Narrative Paradigm: in the Beginning Walter R. Fisher Walter R. Fisher 1Walter R. Fisher is Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 34, Issue 1, March 1984, Pages 74–87, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1984.tb02986.x Published: 07 February 2006
Narration as a human communication paradigm: The case of public moral argument
This essay proposes a theory of human communication based on a conception of persons as homo narrans. It compares and contrasts this view with the traditional rational perspective on symbolic interaction. The viability of the narrative paradigm and its attendant notions of reason and rationality are demonstrated through an extended analysis of key aspects of the current nuclear war controversy and a brief application to The Epic of Gilgamesh. The…
Rhetorical fiction and the presidency
This essay explores the nature of rhetorical fiction, compares it with poetic and dialectical fictions, relates the concept to cognate terms, and explores the Presidency as an example of how social‐political roles are constituted as rhetorical fictions
Toward a logic of good reasons
This essay explores the assumptions underlying the role of values in rhetorical interactions, the meaning of "logic" in relation to "good reasons," a reconceptualization of "good reasons," implementation of a "logic of 'good reasons'," and the uses of hierarchies of values in assessing rhetorical reasoning
Reaffirmation and subversion of the American dream
Viewing the American Dream as two myths, both essential to the identity and destiny of America, this essay argues that the 1972 presidential election required an endorsement of Nixon who represented a materialistic myth or of McGovern who personified a moralistic myth, that the outcome of this quadrennial ritual signified the way Americans want presently to conceive of themselves and suggests the way the American experiment may be going
The Life of Benjamin Banneker
A motive view of communication
Persuasion in presidential campaign communication
The forum
Physicians and Slavery in the Antebellum Southern Medical Journal
Physicians and Slavery in the Antebellum Southern Medical Journal Get access WALTER FISHER WALTER FISHER *Morgan State CollegeBaltimore Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume XXIII, Issue 1, January 1968, Pages 36–49, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/XXIII.1.36 Published: 01 January 1968
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John Bright: “Hawker of holy things”
Theodore Roscoe, The Web of Conspiracy: The Dramatic Story of the Men Who Murdered Abraham Lincoln
Narration as a human communication paradigm: The case of public moral argument
This essay proposes a theory of human communication based on a conception of persons as homo narrans. It compares and contrasts this view with the traditional rational perspective on symbolic interaction. The viability of the narrative paradigm and its attendant notions of reason and rationality are demonstrated through an extended analysis of key aspects of the current nuclear war controversy and a brief application to The Epic of Gilgamesh. The…
The narrative paradigm: An elaboration
This essay situates the narrative paradigm in regard to major social scientific and humanistic theories, and applies the paradigm in an interpretation and assessment of the conversation between Socrates and Callicles in Plato's Gorgias
Clarifying the narrative paradigm
(1989). Clarifying the narrative paradigm. Communication Monographs: Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 55-58
Reaffirmation and subversion of the American dream
Viewing the American Dream as two myths, both essential to the identity and destiny of America, this essay argues that the 1972 presidential election required an endorsement of Nixon who represented a materialistic myth or of McGovern who personified a moralistic myth, that the outcome of this quadrennial ritual signified the way Americans want presently to conceive of themselves and suggests the way the American experiment may be going
Toward a logic of good reasons
This essay explores the assumptions underlying the role of values in rhetorical interactions, the meaning of "logic" in relation to "good reasons," a reconceptualization of "good reasons," implementation of a "logic of 'good reasons'," and the uses of hierarchies of values in assessing rhetorical reasoning
A motive view of communication
John Bright: “Hawker of holy things”
Rhetorical fiction and the presidency
This essay explores the nature of rhetorical fiction, compares it with poetic and dialectical fictions, relates the concept to cognate terms, and explores the Presidency as an example of how social‐political roles are constituted as rhetorical fictions
Persuasion in presidential campaign communication
Other Activities
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Theodore Roscoe, The Web of Conspiracy: The Dramatic Story of the Men Who Murdered Abraham Lincoln
John Bright: “Hawker of holy things”
Other Activities
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The forum
Physicians and Slavery in the Antebellum Southern Medical Journal
Physicians and Slavery in the Antebellum Southern Medical Journal Get access WALTER FISHER WALTER FISHER *Morgan State CollegeBaltimore Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume XXIII, Issue 1, January 1968, Pages 36–49, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/XXIII.1.36 Published: 01 January 1968
Persuasion in presidential campaign communication
A motive view of communication
The Life of Benjamin Banneker
Reaffirmation and subversion of the American dream
Viewing the American Dream as two myths, both essential to the identity and destiny of America, this essay argues that the 1972 presidential election required an endorsement of Nixon who represented a materialistic myth or of McGovern who personified a moralistic myth, that the outcome of this quadrennial ritual signified the way Americans want presently to conceive of themselves and suggests the way the American experiment may be going
Toward a logic of good reasons
This essay explores the assumptions underlying the role of values in rhetorical interactions, the meaning of "logic" in relation to "good reasons," a reconceptualization of "good reasons," implementation of a "logic of 'good reasons'," and the uses of hierarchies of values in assessing rhetorical reasoning
Rhetorical fiction and the presidency
This essay explores the nature of rhetorical fiction, compares it with poetic and dialectical fictions, relates the concept to cognate terms, and explores the Presidency as an example of how social‐political roles are constituted as rhetorical fictions
The Narrative Paradigm: In the Beginning
The Narrative Paradigm: in the Beginning Walter R. Fisher Walter R. Fisher 1Walter R. Fisher is Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 34, Issue 1, March 1984, Pages 74–87, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1984.tb02986.x Published: 07 February 2006
Narration as a human communication paradigm: The case of public moral argument
This essay proposes a theory of human communication based on a conception of persons as homo narrans. It compares and contrasts this view with the traditional rational perspective on symbolic interaction. The viability of the narrative paradigm and its attendant notions of reason and rationality are demonstrated through an extended analysis of key aspects of the current nuclear war controversy and a brief application to The Epic of Gilgamesh. The…
The Narrative Paradigm: In the Beginning
Journal Article The Narrative Paradigm: In the Beginning Get access Walter R. Fisher Walter R. Fisher 1Walter R. Fisher is Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 35, Issue 4, December 1985, Pages 74–89, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1985.tb02974.x Published: 07 February 2006
The narrative paradigm: An elaboration
This essay situates the narrative paradigm in regard to major social scientific and humanistic theories, and applies the paradigm in an interpretation and assessment of the conversation between Socrates and Callicles in Plato's Gorgias
Clarifying the narrative paradigm
(1989). Clarifying the narrative paradigm. Communication Monographs: Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 55-58
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