{"product_id":"provocations-of-virtue-john-duffy-9781607328261","title":"Provocations of Virtue: Rhetoric, Ethics, and the Teaching of Writing","description":"In \u003ci\u003eProvocations of Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e, John Duffy explores the indispensable role of writing teachers and scholars in counteracting the polarized, venomous \"post-truth\" character of contemporary public argument. Teachers of writing are uniquely positioned to address the crisis of public discourse because their work in the writing classroom is tied to the teaching of ethical language practices that are known to moral philosophers as \"the virtues\"--truthfulness, accountability, open-mindedness, generosity, and intellectual courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing upon Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics \u003c\/i\u003eand the branch of philosophical inquiry known as \"virtue ethics,\" \u003ci\u003eProvocations of Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e calls for the reclamation of \"rhetorical virtues\" as a core function in the writing classroom. Duffy considers what these virtues actually are, how they might be taught, and whether they can prepare students to begin repairing the broken state of public argument. In the discourse of the virtues, teachers and scholars of writing are offered a common language and a shared narrative\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ea story that speaks to the inherent purpose of the writing class and to what is at stake in teaching writing in the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is a timely and historically significant contribution to the field and will be of major interest to scholars and administrators in writing studies, rhetoric, composition, and linguistics as well as philosophers and those exploring ethics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Duffy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607328267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607328261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Utah State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019","brand":"John Duffy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991692312831,"sku":"9781607328261","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e08b1f2-1bbe-4830-ae22-fc4352220f94.jpg?v=1683311678","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/provocations-of-virtue-john-duffy-9781607328261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}