CLST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ephorus, Universal History, Athenian Festivals
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The culture of athens: the art of speaking. The very first handbook of rhetorical technique (basic principles of public speaking) was produced by teisias and korax in the 460s. Active political life and the power to influence decisions depended on joining in debates in mass gatherings, where the ability to speak persuasively was extremely important: the sophists and debate on persuasion. Peitho (persuasion) vs. dolos (treachery, deceit) and bia (force, Visited athens as ambassador and impressed for his unique style. In his praise of helen, he stressed the irresistible force of. Persuasion and freed helen from evil reputation: technical manuals of the 5th century. Hippodamos of miletos on town planning and civil engineering. Polykleitos on symmetry of the human body (canon: the devices used by early scientists. Astronomy; geometry; a map of the world: the study of logic language and meaning. The relationship between a word and its meaning.