Rhetorical analysis of the sophist influence in John Deweys philosophical and educational discourse

• Grant number: 13/04791-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: March 01, 2014
• End date: April 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Education - Fundamentals of Education
• Principal Investigator: Marcus Vinicius da Cunha
• Grantee: Tatiane da Silva
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 15/06279-2 - Beyond persuasion: rhetoric as a practical art in the life of a democratic citizen, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

In the book Democracy and rhetoric, Nathan Crick defends that the conceptions of John Dewey were influenced by Sophists. This influence is evidenced by how Dewey conceived notions of art, communication , experience, and democracy , this design lies in the rhetorical universe. However, Crick's investigation doesn't use rhetoric as a research method, nor extend their considerations to the field of educational theories deweyanas . The research proposed here aims to accomplish these two goals: through the theoretical and methodological approach called rhetorical analysis , in line with the principles of the Research Group on Rhetoric and Argumentation Pedagogy , examine the speeches of Dewey , Gorgias and Protagoras to identify the argumentative strategies and discursive frameworks of the authors themselves , and to examine the hypothesis that the sophistic paideia , which covers a spiritual formation and a political arete , has influenced the Deweyan ideal training of the individual . This research hopes to contribute to studies that seek to situate Dewey in the context of contemporary philosophy and discuss the consequences of their educational propositions .

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SILVA, Tatiane da. Rhetorical analysis of the Sophistical influence in John Dewey's philosophical and educational discourse. 2017. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências e Letras. Araraquara Araraquara.