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Humanism and the Rhetoric of Toleration by Gary Remer (1996, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-100271014806
ISBN-139780271014807
eBay Product ID (ePID)104984
Product Key Features
Number of Pages328 Pages
Publication NameHumanism and the Rhetoric of Toleration
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedieval, General, Rhetoric, Movements / Humanism, Religion, Politics & State, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion, Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorGary Remer
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-009739
Reviews"Remer has written an exceptionally lucid account of the intellectual and political tradition underlying the idea of religious toleration and the implications of that tradition for contemporary policy on free speech. . . . This wide-ranging, thoroughly researched, and systematically argued book makes an important contribution to the history of rhetoric, political theory, and Western intellectual history." - Choice, &"This is a fascinating and well-researched study of how numerous European writers from Erasmus to John Locke used the classical concept of decorum and the genre of 'sermo&' or 'conversation&' as opposed to 'contentio&' or 'argumentation&' in order to persuade their contemporaries that it was reasonable to tolerate those who practiced other religions, especially Christian religions.&" &-Edmund J. Campion, IJCT Offprints, "This is a fascinating and well-researched study of how numerous European writers from Erasmus to John Locke used the classical concept of decorum and the genre of 'sermo' or 'conversation' as opposed to 'contentio' or 'argumentation' in order to persuade their contemporaries that it was reasonable to tolerate those who practiced other religions, especially Christian religions." --Edmund J. Campion IJCT Offprints, "This is a fascinating and well-researched study of how numerous European writers from Erasmus to John Locke used the classical concept of decorum and the genre of 'sermo' or 'conversation' as opposed to 'contentio' or 'argumentation' in order to persuade their contemporaries that it was reasonable to tolerate those who practiced other religions, especially Christian religions." -Edmund J. Campion, IJCT Offprints, "Remer has written an exceptionally lucid account of the intellectual and political tradition underlying the idea of religious toleration and the implications of that tradition for contemporary policy on free speech. . . . This wide-ranging, thoroughly researched, and systematically argued book makes an important contribution to the history of rhetoric, political theory, and Western intellectual history." -- Choice, &"Remer has written an exceptionally lucid account of the intellectual and political tradition underlying the idea of religious toleration and the implications of that tradition for contemporary policy on free speech. . . . This wide-ranging, thoroughly researched, and systematically argued book makes an important contribution to the history of rhetoric, political theory, and Western intellectual history.&" &-Choice, "Remer has written an exceptionally lucid account of the intellectual and political tradition underlying the idea of religious toleration and the implications of that tradition for contemporary policy on free speech. . . . This wide-ranging, thoroughly researched, and systematically argued book makes an important contribution to the history of rhetoric, political theory, and Western intellectual history." --Choice, "Remer has written an exceptionally lucid account of the intellectual and political tradition underlying the idea of religious toleration and the implications of that tradition for contemporary policy on free speech. . . . This wide-ranging, thoroughly researched, and systematically argued book makes an important contribution to the history of rhetoric, political theory, and Western intellectual history." -Choice, "This is a fascinating and well-researched study of how numerous European writers from Erasmus to John Locke used the classical concept of decorum and the genre of 'sermo' or 'conversation' as opposed to 'contentio' or 'argumentation' in order to persuade their contemporaries that it was reasonable to tolerate those who practiced other religions, especially Christian religions." --Edmund J. Campion, IJCT Offprints
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal261.7/2/09409031
SynopsisReligious toleration is much discussed these days. But where did the Western notion of toleration come from? In this thought-provoking book Gary Remer traces arguments for religious toleration back to the Renaissance, demonstrating how humanist thinkers initiated an intellectual tradition that has persisted even to our present day. Although toleration has long been recognized as an important theme in Renaissance humanist thinking, many scholars have mistakenly portrayed the humanists as proto-Englightenment rationalists and nascent liberals. Remer, however, offers the surprising conclusion that humanist thinking on toleration was actually founded on the classical tradition of rhetoric. It was the rhetorician's commitment to decorum, the ability to argue both sides of an issue, and the search for an acceptable epistemological standard in probability and consensus that grounded humanist arguments for toleration. Remer also finds that the primary humanist model for a full-fledged theory of toleration was the Ciceronian rhetorical category of sermo (conversation). The historical scope of this book is wide-ranging. Remer begins by focusing on the works of four humanists: Desiderius Erasmus, Jacobus Acontius, William Chillingworth, and Jean Bodin. Then he considers the challenge posed to the humanist defense of toleration by Thomas Hobbes and Pierre Bayle. Finally, he shows how humanist ideas have continued to influence arguments for toleration even after the passing of humanism--from John Locke to contemporary American discussions of freedom of speech.
LC Classification NumberPA8030.C47R46 1996
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