Thank you for your cogent response, Paul, and the recommendation of First Principles. Also, hadn't really considered Scottish Enlightenment philosophy as a foundational master narrative structure within US master narrative identity, but as a proud McEwan and fan of Adam Smith, well, of course! Regarding rhetoric and narrative strategies,…
Thank you for your cogent response, Paul, and the recommendation of First Principles. Also, hadn't really considered Scottish Enlightenment philosophy as a foundational master narrative structure within US master narrative identity, but as a proud McEwan and fan of Adam Smith, well, of course! Regarding rhetoric and narrative strategies, your comment on Logos, Pathos, and Ethos is interesting. I can see a connection, and an implicit typology of strategies under those headings.. I clearly need more grounding in rhetoric and its history to develop my theoretical work on narrative strategies. As always, thank you for your patience and generosity in response. Maggie
My pleasure Maggie and I very much appreciate your insightful questions. Not being an academic, I certainly remain on a learning curve. I am grateful to have such patient mentors like Dr. Maan and others. My strength is more along the lines of being a practitioner/ operator.
Thank you for your cogent response, Paul, and the recommendation of First Principles. Also, hadn't really considered Scottish Enlightenment philosophy as a foundational master narrative structure within US master narrative identity, but as a proud McEwan and fan of Adam Smith, well, of course! Regarding rhetoric and narrative strategies, your comment on Logos, Pathos, and Ethos is interesting. I can see a connection, and an implicit typology of strategies under those headings.. I clearly need more grounding in rhetoric and its history to develop my theoretical work on narrative strategies. As always, thank you for your patience and generosity in response. Maggie
My pleasure Maggie and I very much appreciate your insightful questions. Not being an academic, I certainly remain on a learning curve. I am grateful to have such patient mentors like Dr. Maan and others. My strength is more along the lines of being a practitioner/ operator.