Richard Rorty's New Pragmatism: Neither Liberal Nor Free - Couverture rigide

Grippe, Edward J.

 
9780826489012: Richard Rorty's New Pragmatism: Neither Liberal Nor Free
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 082648901X ISBN 13 : 9780826489012
Editeur : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2007

Synopsis

This book is a study of Richard Rorty's New Pragmatism on its own terms, and a critical analysis of its implications for contemporary thought. As an anti-foundationalist and a liberal, Rorty's version of pragmatism is designed to promote personal freedom and democratic solidarity. Having as his target the stultifying effects of Western philo-scientific tradition, encrusted with the barnacles of metaphysical essentialism and epistemic foundationalism, Rorty writes to liberate the contemporary mind and to promote the growth of individual creativity and social tolerance. Admirable as the goals of greater personal creativity and tolerant solidarity are, it is Edward J. Grippe's contention that Rorty fails to achieve either of them. Liberated from the notion of essentialism, Rorty develops a vision of self that is radically unfettered in its originality. So, to forestall the misanthropy that would inevitably emerge, a "solidarity of forbearance" is to be inculcated. But given his anti-foundationalist stance, Rorty cannot appeal to a rational consensus to ground tolerance. With only a Darwinian struggle between competing constructs, sophistic persuasion must be the deciding factor as to which narrative "works." And since there can be no ultimate or "final" vocabulary as arbiter, those that control the meaning of words control the basis for pragmatic conversation, i.e., what counts as "a working solidarity." Thus, the book concludes that Rorty's pragmatism is self-defeating, suppressing genuine conversation and ultimately constricting creativity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Edward J. Grippe is Coordinator of Philosophical Studies at Norwalk Community College, Connecticut, USA. He is the author of numerous articles in Philosophy in the Contemporary World, and elsewhere.

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Éditeur
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
082648901X
ISBN 13 
9780826489012
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
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