Paraenesis and argument in Arrian’s Dissertations of Epictetus

In Michael Erler (ed.), Argument und literarische Form in antiker Philosophie. Berlin; New York: De Gruyter. pp. 411-434 (2013)
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Close reading of the argumentative and logical structure of Diatribe 1.4 and the means of protreptic persuasion used in it. The paper argues that Arrian represents Epictetus as using deliberately bad arguments to showcase and exemplify the audience's muddled thinking.

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Jula Wildberger
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