The last conceptual revolution : a critique of Richard Rorty's political philosophy /

In 1989, with the publication of Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity, and in articles throughout the 1990s, Richard Rorty developed a detailed social and political philosophy that brings together core elements in liberalism, pragmatism, and postmodern, anti-foundationalist philosophy. The Last Concep...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gander, Eric
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©1999.
Series:SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciences.
Subjects:
Rorty, Richard > Contributions in political science.
Rorty, Richard
Political science > Philosophy.
Liberalism > Philosophy.
Libéralisme > Philosophie.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Liberalism > Philosophy
Political science
Political science > Philosophy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Sense of an Ending
  • 1. "Locating" Rorty's Utopia. The End of Philosophy. The Beginning of Irony
  • 2. Liberalism: Above and Below the Surface. Liberalism and Cruelty. Liberalism and Humiliation. Liberalism, Humiliation, and the Ironist Self
  • 3. Sticks and Speech: Is There a Difference? Liberalism and Reason. Universality, Transparency, and Truth. Critical Coda: Answering Hitler
  • 4. Characters and Citizenship: A Literary Redescription. Philosophy versus Literature. Characters and Their Worldviews. Conclusion: Richard Rorty
  • Inscrutable to the Last.

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