Rhetoric, Language, and Reason

Michel Meyer presents a profound investigation into the relationship between speech and thought in Rhetoric, Language, and Reason, Volume 1. This philosophical work challenges the postmodern notion that foundational principles are impossible. Meyer argues that contemporary thought has prioritized form over content, allowing rhetoric to overshadow traditional reasoning. He proposes a shift toward problematology, a method that centers on the act of questioning rather than merely providing answers. By elevating the question to a primary position, Meyer seeks to restore the necessary connection between inquiry and proposition.

This volume offers a rigorous analysis of how language, ontology, and epistemology function within a question-based framework. Meyer examines how the historical preference for answers has repressed the essential role of the question in philosophy and science. Readers interested in the theory of language, argumentation, and the philosophy of knowledge will find this text a significant contribution to the field. Rhetoric, Language, and Reason, Volume 1 provides a new interpretation of reasoning and meaning.