The philosophy of argument and audience reception /Christopher W. Tindale, University of Windsor.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
The role of audience in a theory of argumentation -- Argumentation and its issues -- Aristotle and the natures of audiences -- Perelman's audiences: a meeting of minds -- Habermas and the ideal audience -- Meaning and reasons -- Evidence and reasons: the place of testimony -- Emotion and reasons -- Agency and reasons -- Making meaning present -- Audiences and addressees: the experience of reception -- Historical arguments and elective audiences.