The Role of Ethos in Legal Rhetoric

Author(s):
Corradi, Silvia
Editor(s):
Boogaart, Ronny; Garssen, Bart; Jansen, Henrike; Van Leeuwen, Maarten; Pilgram, Roosmaryn; Reuneker, Alex
Published
2024
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

What is the role of ethos in legal rhetoric? Is it such an etiquette or does it have an aim? I claim that the first option represents a misleading interpretation due to the transit of the concept from Athens to Rome. I support instead an iatrological conception of ethos, which aims to the goal of taking care. Finally, I will propose an example of iatrological ethos that can be found in legal interpretation.

Baumlinethoslegal interpretationpistisrhetoric
Date issued
2024
Language
English
Is part of
Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (2024), p. 218-226
hdl
1887/4107777

Conference

Meeting name
10th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA 2023)
Meeting location
Leiden, The Netherlands
Meeting date
2023-07-04 - 2023-07-07