Philosophical Finesse Studies in the Art of Rational Persuasion

Warner here puts forward a much broader discussion of rationality than that which underlies today's polarization between analytic and continental philosophy. Through a series of case-studies the author explores ancient conceptions of dialectic and rhetoric in relation to the positive role given to sentiment or "the heart" by Pascal, Hume, and Nietzsche. These studies point to an understanding of philosophy which undercuts fashionable disputes and which helps to reaffirm a range of ideas long marginalized by the dominance of the geometric model of philosophical argument.Warner, Martin is the author of 'Philosophical Finesse Studies in the Art of Rational Persuasion' with ISBN 9780198244554 and ISBN 019824455X.