Pathologia

Abstract

Although pathology has been read most commonly as the broken connections between people, this essay reconsiders a narrative of pathology that helps to underscore sensation's primacy within our public rhetorical lives.

Keywords:

• Sensation
• Pathology
• Public Rhetoric
• Prescription

Notes

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