Kenneth Burke: A Dialogue of Motives employs the philosophy of ethics of Emmanuel Levinas to develop a uniquely dramatistic philosophy of ethics. Jeffrey Murray analyzes Kenneth Burke's A Grammar of Motives and A Rhetoric of Motives and offers the notion of "a dialogue of motives" as a completion of Burke's proposed trilogy and as a supplement to Burke's own tools for rhetorical criticism.

"?'Dialogue' offers a unique, Other-centered perspective of Burkean ethics that contributes to the ongoing conversation about Burke." - Southern Communication Journal

"…'Dialogue' offers a unique, Other-centered perspective of Burkean ethics that contributes to the ongoing conversation about Burke." - Southern Communication Journal