The Rhetoric of Intention in Human Affairs

by Gary C. Woodward

Book Overview

The Rhetoric of Intention in Human Affairs is an insightful account of the rhetorical and psychological habits we exhibit when we must explain the reasons others act. The assumption that we can know what motivates another person is fed by more hope than certainty, and yet it is evidence of a very human impulse. Beginning with a clear template for defining various tiers of motives-talk, this innovative and accessible study moves through a series of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498516157
• ISBN13: 9781498516150
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"