Overview

St. Augustine of Hippo, largely considered the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, has long dominated theological conversations. Augustine's legacy as a theologian endures. However, Augustine's contributions to rhetoric and the philosophy of communication remain relatively uncharted. Augustine for the Philosophers recovers these contributions, revisiting Augustine's prominence in the work of continental philosophers who shaped rhetoric and the philosophy of communication in the twentieth century. Hannah Arendt, Albert Camus, Jacques Ellul, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl, Jean-Fracois Lyotard, and Paul Ricoeur are paired with Augustine in significant conversations close to the center of their work. Augustine for the Philosophers dares to hold Augustine's rhetoric and philosophy in dynamic tension with his Christianity, provoking serious reconsideration of Augustine, his presence in twentieth-century continental thought, and his influence upon modern rhetoric and communication studies.

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Author:   Calvin L. Troup
Publisher:   Baylor University Press
Imprint:   Baylor University Press
Volume:   16
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9781481300872

ISBN 10:   1481300873
Pages:   255
Publication Date:   30 August 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"PREFACE Calvin L. Troup Chapter 1: The Confessions and the Continentals Calvin L. Troup Chapter 2: Augustine and Heidegger on Acknowledging the Importance of Acknowledgment and the Orator's Art Michael J. Hyde Chapter 3: Arendt and Saint Augustine: Identity Otherwise than Convention Ronald C. Arnett Chapter 4: Lyotard's Augustine David J. Depew Chapter 5: Love, and Interpret What You Will: A Postsecular Camus-Augustine Encounter Ramsey Eric Ramsey Chapter 6: """"A Limit that Resides in the Word"""": Hermeneutic Appropriations of J ohn Arthos Chapter 7: Self Identity and Time Algis Micknas Chapter 8: A Time to Be Born, a Time to Die: St. Augustine's Confessions and Paul Ricoeur's Time and Narrative Andreea Deciu Ritivoi Chapter 9: Ellul & Augustine on Rhetoric & Philosophy of Communication C alvin L. Troup and Clifford G. Christians EPILOGUE Calvin L. Troup"

Reviews

These discussions about the interactions of major figures of 20th-century European philosophy with Augustine's thought place communication scholars in the midst of a dynamic dialogue that offers new perspectives on communication, rhetoric, time, thought, and human nature. --Paul A. Soukup, S.J., Santa Clara University

This splendid collection discovers St. Augustine as a forgotten father of rhetorical studies and philosophy of communication. The classical is charged with new relevance, and the contemporary with deep indebtedness. For both scholar and student, St. Augustine will never be the same. --Amit Pinchevski, Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Author Information

Calvin L. Troup is Associate Professor and Director of the Rhetoric Ph.D. program in the Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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