Rhetorical Hermeneutics: Invention and Interpretation in the Age of Science

Jacket Description/Back: Starting from the work of John Angus Campbell, Alan Gross, and Lawrence Prelli on the rhetoric of science, Gaonkar broadens his critique to fundamental issues for any rhetorical theory and develops four questions that cut to the heart of the possibility of a postmodern rhetoric. Publisher Marketing: This title presents a survey, with detailed analysis, of the scientific and technological approaches, and results obtained, by leading Russian crystal growth specialists from the late 1990s onwards.

Contributor Bio:  Gross, Alan G Alan G. Gross is a professor of rhetoric at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He is the author of "The Rhetoric of Science "and "Starring the Text: The Place of Rhetoric in Science Studies. "He is co-editor of "Rhetorical Hermeneutics: Invention and Interpretation in the Age of Science "and "The Scientific Literature: A Guided Tour." Arthur E. Walzer is a professor in writing studies at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of "George Campbell: Rhetoric in the Age of Enlightenment" and co-editor of "The Viability of the Rhetorical Tradition,"