Between medicine and rhetoric: therapeutic arguments in Roman Stoicism
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In this paper, I intend to focus on some rhetorical strategies of argumentation which play crucial role in the therapeutic discourse of Roman Stoicism, namely in Musonius Rufus, Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Reference is made to Chaim Perelman’s view of ancient rhetoric as an art of inventing arguments. Moreover, it is pointed out that in rhetorical education (cf. Cicero, Ad Herennium, Quintilian, etc.) as well as in therapeutic discourse the concept of “exercise” and constant practice play a crucial role.
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Vol 61
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pp. 78-91
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Vol 17
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pp. 1-34
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Vol 11
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pp. Pr11-47-Pr11-52
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Vol 37
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pp. 274-291
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Vol 98
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pp. 22-44
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