Between medicine and rhetoric: therapeutic arguments in Roman Stoicism

• Authors: Krzysztof Łapiński

Title variants

DE

Between medicine and rhetoric: therapeutic arguments in Roman Stoicism

EN

Between medicine and rhetoric: therapeutic arguments in Roman Stoicism

RU

Between medicine and rhetoric: therapeutic arguments in Roman Stoicism

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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In this paper, I intend to focus on some rhetorical strategies of argumentation which play crucial role in the therapeutic discourse of Roman Stoicism, namely in Musonius Rufus, Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Reference is made to Chaim Perelman’s view of ancient rhetoric as an art of inventing arguments. Moreover, it is pointed out that in rhetorical education (cf. Cicero, Ad Herennium, Quintilian, etc.) as well as in therapeutic discourse the concept of “exercise” and constant practice play a crucial role.

Keywords

PL

Stoicism; Musonius Rufus; Epictetus; Seneca; Marcus Aurelius; Chaim Perelman; consolation; spiritual exercise

EN

Stoicism; Musonius Rufus; Epictetus; Seneca; Marcus Aurelius; Chaim Perelman; consolation; spiritual exercise

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. KEN w Krakowie, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii
• Journal: ARGUMENT: Biannual Philosophical Journal
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 11-24

Dates

published

2019-06-30

Contributors

author

Krzysztof Łapiński

Identifiers

DOI

10.24917/20841043.9.1.1