Fridays are for Rhetoric!
8/25/17
Quintilian, and J.S. Watson. Institutes of Oratory.Edited by Lee Honeycutt, 2010. Kindle Electronic Edition. Book V Chapter 4.
Having discussed evidence from public report, Quintilian turns in 5.4 to evidence gained by torture. Some affirm torture as a means of gaining truth while some as a means of gaining falsehood (Quintilian V.4.1). The reality is that the method of gathering and evaluating the testimony matters a great deal. If the testimony is valid it should be used.
8/25/17
Quintilian, and J.S. Watson. Institutes of Oratory.Edited by Lee Honeycutt, 2010. Kindle Electronic Edition. Book V Chapter 4.
Having discussed evidence from public report, Quintilian turns in 5.4 to evidence gained by torture. Some affirm torture as a means of gaining truth while some as a means of gaining falsehood (Quintilian V.4.1). The reality is that the method of gathering and evaluating the testimony matters a great deal. If the testimony is valid it should be used.
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