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Richard Rorty's New Pragmatism

Neither Liberal Nor Free

by Edward J Grippe

  • Hardback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2.3 cm

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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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  • Author

    Edward J Grippe

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    April 2007

  • Weight

    482g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780826489012

  • ISBN-10

    082648901X

  • Eden Code

    1004464

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