Die Arbeit der Kritik

Sonderegger, Ruth

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“…Given all these benefits to be gained from adopting a rhetorical perspective, it is surprising that, while there is no lack of proposals that think of critique as practice (see e.g. Celikates, 2018; Jaeggi, 2018; Sonderegger, 2019; Stahl, 2013), rhetoric has so far not been considered a possible starting point for such an approach.…”

Section: Introduction: Philosophy and Critiquementioning

confidence: 99%

Rhetoric as Critique: Towards a Rhetorical Philosophy

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Hetzel

2023

Theory, Culture & Society

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While philosophy has been defined as a critical endeavour since Plato, the critical potential of rhetoric has been mostly overlooked. In recent years, critique itself – as a means of enlightenment and emancipation – has come under attack. While there have been various attempts to renew and strengthen critical theory and practice, rhetoric has not yet played a part in these attempts. Addressing this lacuna, the article argues that rhetoric can function as a critical force within philosophy. The rhetorical perspective confronts the claim to rational discourse and universal knowledge with the contingency of philosophical languages, means of representation, and social practices. Moreover, it allows us to think of critique as an activity of a subject that is at the same time constituted and transformed by it. This opens up the possibility of a rhetorical philosophizing that meets its critical standards by taking into account both the conditions of its own speaking and what it must exclude as its ‘other’ in order to function.

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Section: Introduction: Philosophy and Critiquementioning

confidence: 99%