Stanley Fish
American literary theorist, legal scholar and public intellectual, NYU professor Stanley Fish is the author of Winning Arguments.
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American literary theorist, legal scholar and public intellectual, NYU professor Stanley Fish is the author of Winning Arguments.
Stanley Fish In..
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Stories to Change the World
On rhetoric, meaning and language
Popularity and prejudice
How do we measure artistic greatness?
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Limits of Thought: John McWhorter and Stanley Fish
Can we think outside of language?
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How to Think About Free Speech
Using our freedom of expression wisely
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Limits of Language
Can we find the right words for everything?
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