TY - GEN N2 - In Saving Persuasion, Bryan Garsten uncovers the early modern origins of today's suspicious attitude toward rhetoric and seeks to loosen its grip on contemporary political theory. He argues that the artful practice of persuasion ought to be viewed as a crucial part of democratic politics. Against theorists who advocate a rationalized ideal of deliberation aimed at consensus, Garsten argues that a controversial politics of partiality and passion can produce a more engaged and more deliberative kind of democratic discourse. DO - 10.4159/9780674037519 DO - doi AB - In Saving Persuasion, Bryan Garsten uncovers the early modern origins of today's suspicious attitude toward rhetoric and seeks to loosen its grip on contemporary political theory. He argues that the artful practice of persuasion ought to be viewed as a crucial part of democratic politics. Against theorists who advocate a rationalized ideal of deliberation aimed at consensus, Garsten argues that a controversial politics of partiality and passion can produce a more engaged and more deliberative kind of democratic discourse. T1 - Saving Persuasion :A Defense of Rhetoric and Judgment / AU - Garsten, Bryan, JF - HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 CN - P301.5.P47 LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478418 KW - Communication in politics. KW - Democracy. KW - Judgment. KW - Persuasion (Rhetoric) KW - Political psychology. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. SN - 9780674037519 TI - Saving Persuasion :A Defense of Rhetoric and Judgment / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674037519 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674037519 ER -