The rhetoric of public opinion

This article is a reflection on public opinion concept, revealing its philosophical and theoretical sources. The objective is to analyze this concept in light of the links that keep the rhetoric and argumentation theory. To this end a distinction among doxa, episteme and aletheia is needed. We concl...

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Autor principal: Ayala Blanco, Fernando; Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, UNAM
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/41825
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Sumario:This article is a reflection on public opinion concept, revealing its philosophical and theoretical sources. The objective is to analyze this concept in light of the links that keep the rhetoric and argumentation theory. To this end a distinction among doxa, episteme and aletheia is needed. We conclude that in every society supported by views there will always be tensions and contradictions in such a way that public opinion will serve to deter or suppress individual thought.This article is a reflection on public opinion concept, revealing its philosophical and theoretical sources. The objective is to analyze this concept in light of the links that keep the rhetoric and argumentation theory. To this end a distinction among doxa, episteme and aletheia is needed. We conclude that in every society supported by views there will always be tensions and contradictions in such a way that public opinion will serve to deter or suppress individual thought.