Acknowledgments

pp.：  1 – 7

I. Introduction

pp.：  7 – 11

II. A Model of Aristotelian Causation

pp.：  11 – 21

Perfective Impulses

pp.：  21 – 24

Active and Acquiescent Powers

pp.：  24 – 25

Dynamic Re-Alignment

pp.：  25 – 27

Dynamic Equilibrium

pp.：  27 – 33

Tendency to Order

pp.：  33 – 35

Referential Grid

pp.：  35 – 44

Summary

pp.：  44 – 59

III. An Aristotelian Theory of Communication

pp.：  59 – 61

Institutional Contexts

pp.：  61 – 66

Modes of Proof

pp.：  66 – 69

Topical Aids to Speech Construction

pp.：  69 – 91

Summary

pp.：  91 – 94

IV. “Information Theory”: Causality and Criticism

pp.：  94 – 97

Definition of “Information Theory”

pp.：  97 – 98

The Concept of Entropy

pp.：  98 – 101

Epistemological Status

pp.：  101 – 102

Referential Grid

pp.：  102 – 105

Sources of Observed Change

pp.：  105 – 112

Statistical Relationships

pp.：  112 – 119

Entropy as a Causal Model of “Information Theory”

pp.：  119 – 121

Implications of the “Information Theory” / Causal Model for Rhetorical Criticism

pp.：  121 – 123

Summary

pp.：  123 – 135

V. A Comparison of Critical Perspectives

pp.：  135 – 137

Bibliography

pp.：  137 – 147

Index of Authors

pp.：  147 – 148

LastPages

pp.：  148 – 153