Richard Rorty Critical Dialogues - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 074562166X ISBN 13 : 9780745621661

Editeur : Polity Press, 2001

Synopsis

Richard Rorty is one of the most influential and provocative figures in contemporary intellectual life. He argues that many of philosophy's traditional concerns are redundant, and that the goal of inquiry should not be truth but human betterment. In this collection a distinguished team of scholars grapples with the implications of his writings for social and political thought. Avoiding mindless adulation or ritual denunciation, they offer careful but critical investigations of the meaning of Rorty's work for a range of important issues.


Topics explored include anti-foundationalism; irony and commitment; justice; liberalism and utopianism; reason and aesthetics; humanism and anti-humanism; the Holocaust; the theory of international relations; social democracy and the pragmatist tradition. Each essay is followed by a reply written for this volume by Rorty. The volume also includes a substantial essay by Rorty on 'Justice as a Larger Loyalty'.


This volume is indispensable for any reader interested in Rorty's work, or in contemporary debates in social, political or ethical theory. Contributors: Molly Cochran; Daniel Conway; Matthew Festenstein; Norman Geras; John Horton; David Owen; Richard Rorty; Kate Soper; Simon Thompson.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Matthew Festenstein isLecturer in Politics, University of Sheffield and Simon Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of the West of England

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 074562166X
• ISBN 13: 9780745621661
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Festenstein Matthew, Thompson Simon
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible