Defining Reality: Definitions and the Politics of Meaning
Jan 2003 · SIU Press
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Hinging on a synthesis of arguments regarding the significance of definitional practices, the book is bolstered by a series of case studies of debates about rape, euthanasia, abortion, and political and environmental issues. These case studies ground Schiappa's concepts in reality and delineate the power of public discourse within legal contexts. Deftly moving from clear and nuanced syntheses of well-known material to complex discussions of the minute distinctions of the nature of definition and the act of defining, Schiappa urges a pragmatic approach to the consideration of definitions as they are used to classify situations and ultimately define our reality. Meticulously researched and smoothly executed, Defining Reality sheds light on our methods of creating common truths through language and argumentation and forces us to reconsider the contexts, limitations, and adaptability of our definitions. As it ranges widely among disciplines from philosophy and classical philology to constitutional law and cognitive psychology, this sophisticated study substantially contributes to the scholarship of rhetoric and argumentation, particularly as they function in the realm of public discourse.
Hinging on a synthesis of arguments regarding the significance of definitional practices, the book is bolstered by a series of case studies of debates about rape, euthanasia, abortion, and political and environmental issues. These case studies ground Schiappa's concepts in reality and delineate t...
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