Kenneth Burke: A Dialogue of Motives

by Jeffrey W. Murray

Overview

Kenneth Burke: A Dialogue of Motives employs the philosophy of ethics of Emmanuel Levinas to develop a uniquely dramatistic philosophy of ethics. Jeffrey Murray analyzes Kenneth Burke's A Grammar of Motives and A Rhetoric of Motives and offers the notion of "a dialogue of motives" as a completion of Burke's proposed trilogy and as a supplement to Burke's own tools for rhetorical criticism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761824138
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	11/05/2002
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	5.36(w) x 8.58(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Jeffrey W. Murray, Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Studies (Rhetorical Studies), is an Independent Scholar.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Figures Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Building a Dramatistic Theory of Ethics: Kenneth Burke, Ethics, and the Call of the Other; An Other Ethics for Kenneth Burke; Rhetorical Criticism and the Call of the Other Chapter 6 A Dialogue of Motives: Recalcitrance and Irony; Grammar, Rhetoric, Dialogue: A Trilogy of Motives; Dialectic, Dialogue, and Justice Chapter 7 Concluding Acknowledgment Chapter 8 Bibliography Chapter 9 Index Chapter 10 Author's Biographical Sketch

Editorial Reviews

'Dialogue' offers a unique, Other-centered perspective of Burkean ethics that contributes to the ongoing conversation about Burke.

Southern Communication Journal - Bjorn F. Stillion Southard

?'Dialogue' offers a unique, Other-centered perspective of Burkean ethics that contributes to the ongoing conversation about Burke.--Bjorn F. Stillion Southard, University of Maryland "Southern Communication Journal "

...'Dialogue' offers a unique, Other-centered perspective of Burkean ethics that contributes to the ongoing conversation about Burke.--Bjorn F. Stillion Southard, University of Maryland "Southern Communication Journal "

From the Publisher

…'Dialogue' offers a unique, Other-centered perspective of Burkean ethics that contributes to the ongoing conversation about Burke.
— Bjorn F. Stillion Southard, University of Maryland

Southern Communication Journal