Logomaquia e a crítica à retórica democrática ateniense em Tucídides

Translated title of the contribution: Logomachy and the criticism of the athenian democratic rhetoric on Thucydides

Martinho Soares

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Abstract

Thucydides' criticisms of the Athenian democratic system are particularly focused on denouncing the weaknesses of the oratory debate, a privileged instrument of democratic dialectics. The rhetorical nature of language, hidden interests, speakers' lack of education and susceptibility of the audience, are some of the problems raised by Thucydides himself, which resonate in the voices of Pericles, Cleon, and Diodotus. Here we analyze the oppositions, convergences and specificities of the criticisms conveyed by each of these voices, aligned with the fundamental concern of the search for truth.
Translated title of the contributionLogomachy and the criticism of the athenian democratic rhetoric on Thucydides
Original languagePortuguese
Title of host publicationA poiesis da democracia
EditorsBreno Battistin Sebastiani, Delfim Leão, Lucia Sano, Martino Soares, Christian Werner
Place of PublicationCoimbra
PublisherImprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
Pages97-125
Number of pages29
ISBN (Electronic)9789892616797
ISBN (Print)9789892616780
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Democracy
  • Historiography
  • Oratory
  • Rhetoric
  • Thucydides

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