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The last conceptual revolution : a critique of Richard Rorty's political philosophy / Eric M. Gander.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciencesPublication details: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, �1999.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585059918
  • 9780585059914
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Last conceptual revolution.DDC classification:
  • 320/.01/1 21
LOC classification:
  • JC251.R59 G35 1998eb
Online resources:
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.
Summary: 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 Conceptual Revolution provides a critique both of Rorty s own provocative political philosophy, as well as an in-depth look at the issues concerning the relationship between the public and the private; between persuasion and force; and arguments about the role of reason in liberal political discourse generally. -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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 Conceptual Revolution provides a critique both of Rorty s own provocative political philosophy, as well as an in-depth look at the issues concerning the relationship between the public and the private; between persuasion and force; and arguments about the role of reason in liberal political discourse generally. -- Provided by publisher.

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