Ebook: The Passionate Empiricist : The Eloquence of John Quincy Adams in the Service of Science
Author: Marlana Portolano
- Tags: Adams John Quincy -- 1767-1848 -- Oratory., Adams John Quincy -- 1767-1848 -- Language., Adams John Quincy -- 1767-1848 -- Political and social views., Eloquence -- Case studies., Science -- Political aspects -- United States -- History., Science -- Social aspects -- United States -- History., Science and state -- United States -- History.
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: State University of New York Press
- City: Ithaca, United States
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book introduces readers to the role that classical oratory played in changing early American attitudes about pure scientific research. Marlana Portolano investigates the impact of John Quincy Adams's oratorical campaigns on the origins of government-funded science in America, with a special focus on his classical theory of rhetorical engagement and civic duty.
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