| FA-52353-06 | Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers | Janet Marie Atwill | The Role of Character in Greek Rhetorical Training | 9/1/2006 - 5/31/2007 | $40,000.00 | Janet | Marie | Atwill | | | | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Knoxville | TN | 37916-3801 | USA | 2005 | Composition and Rhetoric | Fellowships for University Teachers | Research Programs | 40000 | 0 | 40000 | 0 |
This book project examines the role of “character” in Greek rhetorical training in the Hellenistic Period (323-32 BCE) through the late second century CE. This era is generally viewed as a period of decline for the rhetorical tradition. My book challenges this interpretation by arguing that this period cannot be adequately assessed without considering its Hellenistic context, particularly the influence of Stoic thought in redefining the relationships between rhetoric, ethics, and philosophy and placing character education, what I call an “art of ethics,” at the center of the early liberal arts curriculum. |