Philosophy and Rhetoric

15.8k citations
844 papers · indexed · active since 1950
Topics
Rhetoric and Communication StudiesClassical Philosophy and ThoughtLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition

In The Last Decade

Philosophy and Rhetoric

581 papers receiving 7.9k citations

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Philosophy and Rhetoric
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  • Language and Linguistics 3.2k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.7k
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About Philosophy and Rhetoric

The 844 papers published in Philosophy and Rhetoric in the last decades have received a total of 15.8k indexed citations . Papers published in Philosophy and Rhetoric usually cover Philosophy (539 papers), Literature and Literary Theory (139 papers) and Communication (61 papers) specifically the topics of Rhetoric and Communication Studies (317 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (91 papers) and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (85 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Philosophy and Rhetoric are John R. Searle, Deborah Tannen, Umberto Eco, Lloyd F. Bitzer, Esther N. Goody, Ronald de Sousa, Wayne C. Booth, Richard E. Vatz, Barbara A. Biesecker and Manfred Kienpointner.

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