RHETOR 103A Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Universal Rule, Sophist
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Cicero, orator 307-320, 331-39, 347-66, 375-80, 381, 389, 409-11, 437-450, 460-7, 307: cicero agrees to approach brutus" task to decide the finest ideal and type of oratory. 308: worry that people will be discouraged to attain the impossible. 309: but they should not abandon hope or lessen their activity/ for we must not despair of attaining the best, and in a noble undertaking that which is nearest to the best is great . 311: describing an orator that has never existed, but this ideal has appeared in some people in some times. The ideal may be grasped by the mind and imagination (not the senses) 315: assume that philosophy is essential for the education of the ideal orator. Tempered style (combination of the above two) 331: people have different notions of best, but does not deter him - believe that in all things there is a certain best.
