: ix–x This is largely a reflection of disciplinary divisions, dating back to Peter Ramus' attacks on Aristotelian rhetoric in the late 16th century and continuing to the present. Gross and Arthur Walzer concur, indicating that, just as Alfred North Whitehead considered all Western philosophy a footnote to Plato, "all subsequent rhetorical theory is but a series of responses to issues raised" by Aristotle's Rhetoric. The Rhetoric is regarded by most rhetoricians as "the most important single work on persuasion ever written." Alan G. The English title varies: typically it is titled Rhetoric, the Art of Rhetoric, On Rhetoric, or a Treatise on Rhetoric.Īristotle is generally credited with developing the basics of the system of rhetoric that "thereafter served as touchstone" of the discipline, influencing the development of rhetorical theory from ancient through modern times.
Aristotle's Rhetoric ( Ancient Greek: Ῥητορική, romanized: Rhētorikḗ Latin: Ars Rhetorica) is an ancient Greek treatise on the art of persuasion, dating from the 4th century BCE.
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