RHETORIC AND INCOMMENSURABILITY examines the complex relationships among rhetoric, philosophy, and science as they converge on the question of incommensurability, the notion jointly (though not collaboratively) introduced to science studies in 1962 by Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend. The incommensurability thesis represents the most profound problem facing argumentation and dialogue-in science, surely, but in any symbolic encounter, any attempt to cooperate, find common ground, get along, make better knowledge, and build better societies. This volume brings rhetoric, the chief discipline that studies argumentation and dialogue, to bear on that problem, finding it much more tractable than have most philosophical accounts. The introduction charts the many variations of incommensurability in scholarly literatures, anchoring them in Kuhn's and Feyerabend's work; probes the implications of seeing incommensurability as a rhetorical phenomenon; and introduces the ten chapters from prominent scholars in the rhetoric, history, and philosophy of science, including Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Alan G. Gross, Thomas M. Lessl, Herbert W. Simons, Leah Ceccarelli, Lawrence J. Prelli, John Angus Campbell, Jeanne Fahnestock, Charles Bazerman, Ren Agust n De los Santos, and Carolyn R. Miller. Product Identifiers Publisher Parlor Press ISBN-10 1932559493 ISBN-13 9781932559491 Product ID (ePID) 46858945 Product Key Features Format Trade Paperback Language English Publication Year 2005 Number of Pages 596 Pages This is the actual book pictured. It is from a smoke free home. It will be shipped with care from my home to yours. All my items are placed in protective plastic to protect from weather before being placed in a shipping package with bubble wrap if needed. Feel free to ask any questions and look at my other listings. I will reduce shipping for multiple items shipped in the same box. I do ship worldwide. Shipping includes tracking. All the best to you. Taxes Duty: Canadian buyers will be charged GST, HST or PST (based on your province of residence) on top of your purchases. ? US buyers: Don't worry about duty! There are no import duties or customs charges unless your order is valued at more than $800 USD. International buyers: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. ? Returns: We accept returns only within 30 days of shipping date. We do our best to describe any flaws and give as much detail as possible on all items, however all items are sold as is. Buyer pays return shipping.