Rhetoric, ethics, and the principle of charity
Pragmatist clues to the democratic riddle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22342189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott R Stroud (The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-44 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language and Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-4119 • E-ISSN: 2210-4127 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/ld.7.1.03str |
| OpenAlex | W3121763434 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article examines the challenge of partisanship to the free and open communication entailed by rich notions of democracy. Exploring the vexing riddle of how democratic citizens can balance openness and assertiveness in their dialogic interactions, I turn to the American pragmatist tradition for two important starting points. Drawing from William James and John Dewey, I highlight how the pragmatist tradition provides a nuanced reading of charity, both towards individuals and to situations. Charity is a choice of disposition, and it has vital implications for pragmatist rhetoric’s drive to instantiate a deep sense of democratic communication
Assertiveness · Democracy · Dialogic · Epistemology · Openness to experience · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Rhetoric · Sociology · Theology · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |