Chaim Perelman

Life
1912 - 1984

About...
The Belgian law-professor Chaim Perelman is one of the central European figures of the Neo-classical rhetoric.

Chaim Perelman at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Works
His work "The New Rhetoric" is central. It is possible to get a hold on in an English translation.

War, intelligence and Rhetoric?
His concept of "Presence" echoes strategic thinking on "center of gravity" - I think.
I wrote something about it here.

Other interesting things?