A reflective view of the epistemology of critical inquiry
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Monographs
- Vol. 44 (3) , 207-219
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03637757709390132
Abstract
Rhetorical critics have no consensually acceptable understanding of their enterprise because theoretical discussions of the nature of rhetorical criticism have been conducted from within the stances of the natural attitude. The reflective attitude, in contrast, reveals the shared assumptions and procedures of all rhetorical critics, regardless of their particular theories and methods. The reflective attitude is thus required in formulating an acceptable understanding of rhetorical criticism as a form of experience.Keywords
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