Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Jerry A. Fodor, Plato and John Dewey

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19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric
Rhetoric is irrational about its means and its ends [Plato]
An excellent speech seems to imply a knowledge of the truth in the mind of the speaker [Plato]
The question of whether or not to persuade comes before the science of persuasion [Plato]
Only a good philosopher can be a good speaker [Plato]
The 'Republic' is a great work of rhetorical theory [Lawson-Tancred on Plato]
Rhetoric can produce conviction, but not educate people about right and wrong [Plato]
Plato's whole philosophy may be based on being duped by reification - a figure of speech [Benardete,JA on Plato]
'Phaedrus' pioneers the notion of philosophical rhetoric [Lawson-Tancred on Plato]
19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language
Dewey argued long before Wittgenstein that there could not seriously be a private language [Dewey, by Orenstein]
The theory of the content of thought as 'Mentalese' explains why the Private Language Argument doesn't work [Fodor]