COMM 1014 exam 1

Trivium

the study of grammar(concept knowledge), dialectic(critical and analytical), and rhetoric(highest order of thinking, abstract, creating new ideas)

Aristotle's definition of rhetoric

"the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion."

Tabula Rasa

all human are born with a blank slate (no knowledge), and equal

Thomas sheridon's definition of language

" any way or method, by which all that passes through the mind of one man, may be manifested to another"

Peter Ramus description of Speech

" speech is the garment to clothe our reason

5 Cannons

1. Inventio- Invention (create good arguments) 2. Dispositio- disposition (arranging the parts of the speech/letter) 3. Elocutio- Elocution (Lexical and syntactical choices) - word choices- stylistic choices- 4. Memoria- Memorization (reliance on memory, not notes) 5. Actio- Delivery (vocal and physical control while speaking)

Aquinas

Christian philosopher who adapted aristotles ideas of persuasion to disprove the strongest arguments against Christianity.

Humanitas

Emphasis on individual creative abilities. Not necesarily non-Christian but, just more emphasis on human accomplishment

john locke

English Empiricist who emphasized direct experience and senses as the bases of all knowledge. He came up with tabula rasa.

Peter Ramus

French Humanist that rejected Aristotle's 5 canons and separated them. described Quintilians definition of oratory to be useless and stupid because he believes that rhetoric will not make you a good person but moral philosophy will.

Descartes

French rationalist who believed that self-evident propositions deduced by reason are the sole basis of all knowledge. Rejected rhetoric because it was sensory based.

Cogito, ergo sum

I think therefore I am. (Descartes)

Lorenzo Valla

Italian rhetorician who believes that eloquence is most important. "Philosophy is like a soldier under the command of oratory." Considered your wisdowm and eloquence to be public property

Petrach

Italian scholar who discovered cicero's letters on conveying personal and literary style and who is credited with the ideal of cultivated learning (combining literary art, moral philosophy, and civic responsibility) , which lead to the Renaissance.

Martianus Capella

Latin Non-Christian whos ideas dramatically influenced what went on in monasteries. Wrote "On the Marriage of Philosophy and Mercury" which contained the Trivium.

vita contemplativa

Life of contemplation

Seven brides maids

Multi book series written by martianus capella containing the trivium

Instutio oratio

Multi volume series of books written by Quntilian

Cicero

One of Romes greatest lawyers who came up with the five cannons of rhetoric

Vir Bonus, dicendi peritus

Quintillian definition of rhetoric. " the good man speaking well." good as in morals

Peter ramus on Ciceros cannons

Ramus split the cannons into two. dialectic(Logic)- invention, disposition Rhetoric(Unrelated to logic)- elocution, memoria, activa

La Rinascita

Rebirth of all things classical

uomo Universale

Renaissance man ("A man who can do all things if he will")

Augustine

Rhetoric teacher who goes to milan to teach rhetoric and converts to Christianity. " The end of Eloquence is to persuade."

John Locke's description of rhetoric

Rhetoric? its the perfect cheat to obtaining true knowledge. "The powerful instrument of error and deceit"

cicero's political and legal vocations

Romes greatest laywer, co-leader of Rome

Thomas sheridon

Scottish actor, who emphasized the physical aspects and vocal quality behind speech. Language is any means of communicaiting whats on one mind to the other. Non verbal communication

Quintilian's definition of Oratory

The good man speaking well. (good as in morally) Perfectus orator- a person who is well educated and thinks critically and the can communicate that eloquently.

Homiletics

art of preaching or writing sermons, Speaking and teaching

Gilbert austin

author of chirnomia, focused on only the physical aspects of speech. Mechanical system of notation for choregraphing speeches

Quintilian

born in Spain he became the Greatest teacher of rhetoric in Rome who wrote the insitutio oratoria (The Education of the Orator)

Petrarch's ideal of cultivated learning

combining literary art, moral philosophy, and civic responsibility. one who posses this ideal can be considered a renaissance man

vita Activa

life of being active in society(replaced vita contepmplativa in middle ages)

Hermeneutics

proper interpretation of text- Wisdom