Advanced Communication Theory Midterm

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Sprowl, 2007). Aristotle defined rhetoric as three things. First, it is the art of discovery of all the means of persuasion. Second ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Craig's first tradition. The semiotic tradition. Craig's focus on the phenomenological tradition of communication. Craig's constitutive metamodel . The conceptual thread that runs between the traditions. Obstacles to examining the...»

Cross-reference study on the notion of "Leadership"

Business & market   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   16 pages
Document abstract : « 1992), communication is a real work of leadership ; he also states that a good leader should know how to use the three Aristotle s rhetoric elements - logos ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Biography: Joan of Arc. Introduction. Joan of Arc: A born leader. A charismatic leader. A lonely leader. Conclusion. Book review: Moments of truth, by Jan Carlzon. Introduction. Responding to change. Developing a vision. Managing subordinates...»

Niccolo Machiavelli

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Influence of the ideas of Aristotle and Plato. He wrote as an orator, using the classical rhetoric; he wrote to persuade, to delight, to move, to impel to act ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Machiavelli.. Early life.. Concern with study of political reality using history or interpretations.. The Prince: Advice for a good prince.. Princes must know the art of war.. A prince must 'commits himself'.. Choosing between being...»

Ethics and faith in "Fear and Trembling"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/06/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « because he had transcended the limits of systems such as Aristotle s through Silentio s rhetoric is constantly approaching a religious voice, but never quite ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The story behind fear and trembling. The story behind ethics. What is truth. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

The Problematic Third Speech of the Phaedrus and Ficino's Neoplatonic Reinterpretation

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   04/24/2007   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « of the cicadas” (Plato 25) in the glib nonsense of the empty language of rhetoric. It also mentions the idea of fullness which Aristotle picks up in his ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The situating of the entire work in a numinous pastoral setting . Describing a focus on the transcendent. When intimacy is established . Love based purely on physical attraction or lust. A blatant sensualism. The description of how a...»

The Enlightenment of Sir Gawain

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/24/2007   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Night, however, Gawain is but well-versed in the artificial rhetoric of love and inseparable, a conception of virtue that goes back to Aristotle and Augustine. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Green Knight's appearance at the court of King Arthur. Gawain's spiritual education. The beheading of the Green Knight . Gawain's arrival at Sir Bertilak's castle. The use of the word 'gaze'. As in Shakespeare's...»

The depiction of Biblical women in the letters of Abelard and Heloise

History & geography   |   Ancient history   |   Term papers   |   05/10/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « founding conceptual frame for much of mainstream Western philosophy since Aristotle. This "impurity" is changed by Abelard's rhetoric into "hardship" rather ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Heloise's response to Abelard . Jephthah's daughter. Wetherbee's interpretation . Heloise's wicked women. The Ethiopian woman. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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