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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.
Editions of The Passionate Empiricist
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791476994
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791477007
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791477137
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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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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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History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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The Passionate Empiricist has 245 page(s)
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Marlana Portolano
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The Passionate Empiricist is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791476994) and paperback(ISBN 9780791477007) and pdf(ISBN 9780791477137)
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