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Rorty and Kierkegaard on irony and moral commitment : philosophical and theological connections /

This book seeks to clarify the concept of irony and its relation to moral commitment. Frazier provides a discussion of the contrasting accounts of Richard Rorty and S̜ren Kierkegaard. He argues that, while Rorty's position is much more defensible and thoughtful than his detractors tend to recog...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Frazier, Brad
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction * Richard Rorty's Liberal Irony * The Ethics of Rortian Redescription * Autonomy and Moral Commitment in Liberal Irony: Problems and Proposals * Kierkegaard on the Problems of Pure Irony * Kierkegaard on Mastered Irony * Climacus on Irony and Moral Commitment * Irony and Moral Commitment: Concluding Reflections.