Justifying Belief: Stanley Fish and the Work of Rhetoric - Softcover

"Olson provides a superb introduction to Fish's recent nonliterary work and a discerning study of his anti-foundational rhetoric; further, he gives a revealing investigation into an intellect, an ethos that thrives on ideological engagement and relentless debate." -- College Literature

"Surely Justifying Belief is the best introduction to Stanley Fish's work yet written. It is a marvel of clarity and accuracy." -- J. Hillis Miller, from the Afterword

"Stanley Fish's position as a central figure in both literary studies and rhetorical studies is undisputed. The significance of this book resides in its ability to present Fish's major ideas in a lucid and interesting way." -- Thomas Kent, editor of Post-Process Theory: Beyond the Writing-Process Paradigm

"This book sets out clearly, cogently, and concisely the way Stanley Fish practices his craft as a writer and thinker." -- Jasper Neel, author of Plato, Derrida, and Writing and Aristotle's Voice: Rhetoric, Theory, and Writing in America