Rhetorical Leadership

David Erland Isaksen
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Join Dr. David Isaksen and his guests from academia, communications consulting, and politics in discussions about what it means to lead people by persuasion rather than by force/rank/bargaining.

  1. 11/29/2024

    Den globale demokratikrisen (Norwegian)

    A recording of my presentation at the "Democracy in Crisis" seminar 16th of November 2024 in Oslo at the House of Literature. The presentation is in Norwegian.

    Den globale demokratikrisen (Norwegian)

  2. 11/11/2024

    Democracy in Crisis

    For local audiences, join us for a live seminar at the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) in Oslo 16. november. Sign up for free at https://www.litteraturhuset.no/nb/arrangement/demokratiet-i-krise For global audiences, here is a summary of the current democratic crisis we are living through and all its many aspects. I also discuss why democracy is worth fighting for and what we can do to meet the current crisis. Why is democracy under attack from within as well as from authoritarian dictatorships in other countries? What has happened to the electorate in democracies that leads many of them to elect authoritarians?

    Democracy in Crisis

  3. 08/30/2024

    Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 3

    Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the aftermath of Navalny's death and the current disorganized and chaotic state of the Russian opposition. We discuss four speeches by Oleg Orlov, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Darya Kozyreva and the possible way forward to a free and democratic Russia. 00:00 Aftermath of Navalny's death and introducing Oleg Orlov00:50 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (English)10:39 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (Russian)19:50 Reaction and Analysis32:20 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (English)36:14 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (Russian)39:25 Reaction and Analysis1:00:46 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (English)1:03:40 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (Russian)1:05:40 The current disorganized state of the Russian opposition1:14:47 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (English)1:18:58 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (Russian)1:22:27 The need for organization and acknowledging the sadness of a lost country

    Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 3

  4. 08/29/2024

    Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 2

    Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the last two major speeches Alexei Navalny gave from prison before he was murdered and their impact. 00:00 Russian invasion, protests, and Navalny's early nationalist politics14:30 Contempt of court speech (English)26:20 Contempt of court speech (Russian)37:41 Reaction and analysis52:19 Navalny's final speech (English)59:51 Navalny's final speech (Russian)1:06:30 Analysis and conclusion

    Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 2

  5. 08/29/2024

    Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 1

    Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion.00:00 Introduction Alexei Navalny06:07 Yves Rocher speech, February 2021 (English)18:12 Yves Rocher speech (Russian)29:19 Analysis36:06 Veteran Speech (English)48:12 Veteran Speech (Russian)59:44 Analysis and conclusion of part 1

    Russian Opposition Rhetoric Part 1

  6. 06/18/2024

    Isocrates' Warning of the Curse of Empire

    Over 300 years BCE, Isocrates warned Athenians about the curse of empire in his oration "On the Peace." The central claim was that ruling over an empire was as devastating to the moral well-being of Athens and their potential subject states as tyranny is to a leader and his subjects. He draws a contrast between domination and leadership and points out a future for Athens where they can again lead a benevolent alliance of free city states that will be more stable and more mutually beneficial for all involved.

    Isocrates' Warning of the Curse of Empire

  7. 04/22/2024

    Perelman's Arguments Based on the Structure of Reality

    Perelman made a category of arguments that he termed to be "based on the structure of reality." Dr. Steven B. Katz joins us to discuss each of the arguments within this category, and how they rely on culturally accepted connections termed "liasons of succession" and "liasons of co-existence" in order to gain acceptance of other claims.  Essentially, you find structures of reality that are already there (already accepted) and then apply them to a specific situation. As Kenneth Burke points out, these structures may only be "natural" in the sense that a path made through a field is natural. Nevertheless, as soon as that structure or path has been made it is there as a structure that can be used to pass from A to B. This episode builds on the episodes "Chaim Perelman's Theory of Argumentation" and "Perelman's Quasi-logical Arguments."

  8. 04/05/2024

    Isocrates and Plato on Knowledge and Judgement

    Isocrates believed most knowledge needed for practical judgement was contingent and more easily found by internal and external arguments. Plato believed all true knowledge can be derived from first principles. Both were righthttps://intelligenceofpersuasion.blogspot.com/2012/10/seeking-light-for-ourselves-in-darkness.html?m=1

    Isocrates and Plato on Knowledge and Judgement
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  • Creator
    David Erland Isaksen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    31
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