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Smith at 300: Adam Smith on rhetoric and the philosophy of science

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Smith at 300: Contribution by Sheila Dow "I have selected this quotation for special attention because we can identify from it, and the surrounding passages in the Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, key elements of Adam Smith’s philosophy of science. At the same time the quotation provides an example of Smith’s own arresting use of rhetoric. The quotation arises from Smith’s exploration of the philosophy of science in terms of didactic rhetoric. Smith’s theory of rhetoric emphasised its role in persuasion, departing from the conventional emphasis on style. Persuasion by argument was central to an epistemology (in the Scottish enlightenment tradition) which was sceptical about the scope for establishing absolute truth."

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  • Dow, Sheila, 2023. "Smith at 300: Adam Smith on rhetoric and the philosophy of science," SocArXiv g43ye, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:g43ye
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/g43ye
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