Defining dialogue : from Socrates to the Internet
Examines the crucial role of dialogue in philosophy from the oral dialogues of Socrates; through the written dialogues of Plato, Cicero, Lucian, Valla, Hume, and Heidegger; to the ubiquitous form of dialogue on the Internet. This title contends that in dialogue, be it oral, written, or electronic, there is a common mode of persuasion at work.
230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781573929547, 1573929549
49711643