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The eikos between Logic and Rhetoric. A Comparison between Aristotle and the Rhetorica ad Alexandrum.
2010
The paper proposes a comparison between the Aristotelian concept of eikos and that which is found in the Rhetorica ad Alexandrum. The aim is to shed light upon both the differences between the two perspectives and their relative continuity in relation to the prior tradition. The basic assumption is that the rhetorical notion of eikos has theoretical worth and many philosophical questions revolve around it. The boundary between philosophy and rhetoric is much less defined than what a long tradition has led us to believe.
The Notion of Eikos Within Conspiracy Theories. A Rhetorical Analysis
2022
Based on the analysis of one specific conspiracy theory, this paper will explore, from the rhetorical framework, the antic concept of likelihood [eikos]. Indeed, we believe that the rhetorical approach could allow us, on a larger scale, to (re)question, in the light of contemporary challenges, the complex relationship we have with the notions of rationality and truth. More precisely, to proceed with the rhetorical analysis, we will mobilise two types of logical reasoning: first, “the logic of the pot” argument from pragmatic logic and second, the logic of amplification and poetization of discourse. This will allow us to draw some comparisons between conspiracist speeches and, respectively, …
Verità instabili. L'eikos in Aristotele
2012
This paper deals with the Aristotelian concept of eikos, traditionally translated as “probability” or “likelihood", with the aim of showing the complexity and the theoretical worth of this notion. Eikos has already been an important concept in fields such as historiography and rhetoric and it plays a crucial role in Aristotelian thought, as well. According to Aristotle, eikos does not oppose itself to truth nor is it a second-level knowledge. Instead, it is a heuristic device that is extremely useful in conditions of uncertainty. Aristotle’s task was to offer a personal elaboration of a concept that already had a rich background and was suited to become a means for reflection on a crucial p…
L'eikos in teoria. Aristotele e la Rhetorica ad Alexandrum.
2012
L'articolo analizza la nozione di eikos nella Rhetorica di Aristotele e nella Rhetorica ad Alexandrum con l'obiettivo di mostrarne la fecondità teorica.
Retorica e post-verità: una tesi controcorrente
2018
Fin da quando è balzato agli onori della cronaca ed ha suscitato l’interesse degli studiosi , il fenomeno della post-verità ha ricevuto due principali interpretazioni. Alcuni hanno osservato che in esso non c’è nulla di realmente nuovo; altri, al contrario, hanno sottolineato la stretta relazione tra postmodernismo e post-verità. Come è stato di recente sostenuto da Lee McIntyre (2018: 11): «If one looks at the Oxford definition, and how all of this has played out in recent public debate, one gets the sense that post-truth is not so much a claim that truth does not exist as that facts are subordinate to our political point of view» (2018: 11, corsivo originale). Partendo da questa specifica…
The Need for More Rhetoric in the Public Sphere. A Challenging Thesis About Post-Truth
2018
Since it hit the headlines and aroused the interest of scholars, the phenomenon of posttruth has received two main different interpretations: someone has observed that in the phenomenon there is nothing really new: lies and fakes are always existed and the only real difference is represented by the speed with which today, thanks to the means of communication, they spread. Others, on the other hand, have emphasized the close relationship between postmodernism and post-truth, arguing that the first one is the ideological background of the second one. Our paper aims to show that in order to frame post-truth in the right perspective, we need the theoretical framework offered by the rhetoric. In…
Verità verosimili. L'eikos nel pensiero greco
2012
Il volume ricostruisce la storia della nozione di eikos (tradizionalmente tradotta con "verosimile" o "probabile") nel pensiero greco classico e al tempo stesso ne mette a fuoco la fecondità teorica. Tale ricostruzione consente di inserire in maniera fruttuosa il concetto di eikos nel dibattito contemporaneo intorno a questioni filosofiche cruciali, prima fra tutte quella che ruota intorno alla nozione di verità.