Communication Discipline Information

Aristotle

Born: 384 B.C.E. in Stagrius

Died: 322 B.C.E.

·         Studied under Plato

·         Famous for Rhetoric

·         Rhetoric: the ability to see what is possibly persuasive in every given case (plato.standford.edu).

·         Has been known in the communication discipline for his public speaking teachings and abilities

·         He set up a school in Athens called Lyceum (iep.utm.edu).

·         To read Aristotle’s Rhetoric, click here

·         It is said that Aristotle has three types of work, which are

1. Dialogues and other kind of popular literature

2. Collections of facts

3. Systematic Works (iep.utm.edu).

·         For an overview of his life and his writings, click here