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AN ETHICS FOR TODAY
FINDING COMMON GROUND BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION |
| By: |
Richard Rorty, Jeffrey W. Robbins (Foreword), Gianni Vattimo |
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Electronic book text |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0231525435 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780231525435 |
| Publisher: |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
22 November, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
Richard Rorty is famous, maybe even infamous, for his philosophical nonchalance. His groundbreaking work not only rejects all theories of truth but also dismisses modern epistemology and its preoccupation with knowledge and representation. At the same time, the celebrated pragmatist believed there could be no universally valid answers to moral questions, leading to a complex view of religion rarely expressed in his writings.In this posthumous publication, Rorty, a strict secularist, finds in the pragmatic thought of John Dewey, John Stuart Mill, Henry James, and George Santayana a political imagination shared by religious traditions. His intent is not to promote belief over nonbelief, or to blur the distinction between religious and public domains, but to locate patterns of similarity and difference that foster an ethics of decency and a politics of solidarity. He particularly responds to Pope Benedict XVI and campaign against postmodern inquiry. Whether holding theologians, metaphysicians, or political ideologues to account, Rorty remains steadfast in his opposition to absolute uniformity and its exploitation of political strength. |
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US |
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Columbia University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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