Dialectic, Dialogue, and Difference

Philosophy & Rhetoric Oct 2025

Christopher W. Tindale University of Windsor

Abstract

ABSTRACT For Richard McKeon (1975), the relationships between Greek dialectics and dialogue and rhetoric involve the “fruitful interplay of controversy and agreement,” and he judges this interplay to be the contribution that Greek dialectic makes to Western history and thought. Thus, he promises to enrich ongoing challenges of diversity, involving his own ideas on pluralism. This article reflects on and furthers that thinking, connecting early Greek insights on the concepts here identified with the post-McKeon debate on deep disagreement in argumentation.

Journal: Philosophy & Rhetoric
Published: 2025-10-01
DOI: 10.5325/philrhet.58.2.0159
Open Access: Closed
Topics: multilingual writers argument

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