Voices on the Horizon: A Theory of Ludic Rhetoric

<p><em>Voices on the horizon: A theory of ludic rhetoric </em>begins with the assumption that rhetoric and play offer hope for cooperation and community in a fragmented and divided world. Rhetoric and play share an intellectual trajectory in the history of ideas. The earliest use of the terms rhetor and rhetoric in the Western tradition encouraged playful cooperation. The move toward reason and science during the Enlightenment relegated rhetoric to mere techniques for persuasion and silenced alternative avenues for seeking truth. Reclaiming traditional rhetoric as a meeting place for potential negotiation and cooperation encourages constructive civic discourse. The conclusion of this dissertation proposes that attention to the play of rhetoric in the history of ideas opens the possibility for teaching rhetorical theory as an appreciative praxis for the enrichment of others in discourse and encourages cooperation over consensus. This is ludic rhetoric.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication and Rhetorical Studies

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Lohr, Jeff

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ronald C. Arnett
• Jean Hardin Fritz
• Erik Garrett

• Play Rhetoric Ludic Kant Gadamer Bultmann Hermeneutics
• Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity
• Oral History
• Other Arts and Humanities

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1846

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2872