Download or read book The Philosophy of Rhetoric: Volume 1 written by George Campbell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1776, this is a classic two-volume work on rhetorical theory by a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. George Campbell (1719-96) was particularly interested in the effect of successful rhetoric upon the mind, combining classical theory with the latest thinking in the social, behavioural and natural sciences.