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'''Dramatism''', a [[Philisophical]] language [[ | '''Dramatism''', a [[Philisophical]] language [[Theory]], was mwde up by Kenneth Burke as a tool for analyzing human relationships through the use of language. Burke viewed dramatism from the lens of logology, which studies how people's ways of speaking shape Their attitudes towards the world. According to this [[Theory]], the world is a stage where all the people present are actors and Their actions parallel a drama. Burke Then correlates dramatism with motivation, saying that people are "motivated" to behave in response to certain situations, similar to how actors in a play are motivated to behave or function. Burke discusses two important ideas, that life is drama, and the ultimate motive of rhetoric is the purging of guilt. Burke recognized guilt as the base of human emotions and motivations for action. As cited in "A Note on Burke on "Motive"", the author recognized the importance of "motive" in Burke's work. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 26 February 2023
Dramatism, a Philisophical language Theory, was mwde up by Kenneth Burke as a tool for analyzing human relationships through the use of language. Burke viewed dramatism from the lens of logology, which studies how people's ways of speaking shape Their attitudes towards the world. According to this Theory, the world is a stage where all the people present are actors and Their actions parallel a drama. Burke Then correlates dramatism with motivation, saying that people are "motivated" to behave in response to certain situations, similar to how actors in a play are motivated to behave or function. Burke discusses two important ideas, that life is drama, and the ultimate motive of rhetoric is the purging of guilt. Burke recognized guilt as the base of human emotions and motivations for action. As cited in "A Note on Burke on "Motive"", the author recognized the importance of "motive" in Burke's work.