Debata z perspektywy archeologii gatunków – od praktyki do teorii
Debate from the perspective of genre archaeology – from practice to theory

Author(s): Agnieszka Budzyńska-Daca
Subject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Polish Literature, Ancient Philosphy, Philosophy of Law, Government/Political systems, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: debate; genology; public disputes; Aristotle; democracy; Athens
Summary/Abstract: This preliminary study might be classified as an academic inquiry from the perspective of genre archaeology. In this inquiry, the author attempts to search for the genre roots of debate as a form which shaped the public discourse of that time. To this end, the author presents various practices of debate in Athens at the times of Pericles and Aristotle. Further, she presents Aristotle’s opinion regarding the usefulness of rhetoric and debate for dispute resolution in a democracy as well as his genre division of the forms of public speaking. Lastly, the author discusses several educational practices thanks to which those genre models could have been solidified and passed on to the next generations.

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