Richard Rorty: Politics And Vision - Couverture rigide

Voparil, Christopher J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0742551660 ISBN 13 : 9780742551664

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2006

Synopsis

The first full-length work devoted to Richard Rorty from the perspective of political theory, this book offers a fresh assessment of the promise of the renowned pragmatists project. Framing Rortys discourse as one of meaning and persuasion rather than truth and accuracy of representation, Voparil sheds new light on many of Rortys most misunderstood and maligned stances, including his practice of redescription and disavowal of getting it right, as well as his embrace of the novel and sentimental education. As political theory, Rortys perspective, not unlike Sheldon Wolins, values the imagination, the ability to come up with new metaphors and angles of vision, and is driven by a deep desire to reinvigorate a moribund and detached contemporary left. Voparils account engages the full range of Rortys intellectual forebears, grounding his thought in an American tradition that extends beyond the classical pragmatists to include Emerson, Whitman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and James Baldwin, in addition to chapters that trace Rortys connection to such diverse figures as Marx, Mill, Dickens, Isaiah Berlin, and Milan Kundera.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Christopher J. Voparil is chair of the Department of Humanities at Lynn University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0742551660
• ISBN 13: 9780742551664
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 186
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