Today: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times

The Philosopher and the News event with Robin Reames and Alexis Papazoglou

Event Time: 11am PT/2pm ET/7pm UK
“The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times”: Robin Reames in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou

Rhetoric is the art of knowing how to use words to mesmerize people, as well as the art of knowing how to recognize it when you see it. Its power is so great that it can disrupt the political order, undermine and ultimately destroy healthy democracies. The Sophists did it to Athens in antiquity, and Trump, along with another handful of populist politicians, has been attempting to do the same in today’s word. With the US Presidential election looming the question is: will Trump manage to do it again? And how can we defend ourselves against this destructive power of words?

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