Values, valuations, and axiological norms in Richard Rorty's neopragmatism : studies, polemics, interpretations / Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skowroński, Krzysztof Piotr, author.

Series:

American philosophy series.

American philosophy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rorty, Richard.

Pragmatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard Rorty is perhaps the most famous American philosopher internationally, and his later, neopragmatist philosophy is decidedly one of his most commented upon. Values, Valuations, and Axiological Norms in Richard Rorty's Neopragmatism proposes different themes in order to delve into the enormous potential that Rorty's later philosophical thought possesses, using the perspective of the axiological and normative dimensions. With reference to philosophers such as Kant, Dewey, Santayana, and Kolakowski, Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński argues that a democratic society is the basic axiological framework and that Rorty's normative focus is the melioration of democratic society. The novelty of this philosophy is that it pays special attention to discourses, narratives, and story-telling as containing within themselves axiological and normative aspects. This book presents these discourses as a way of constructing and reconstructing social reality, rather than as a means of describing reality from a detached perspective. According to this framework, human activity, well-being, and solidarity with other people should be evoked by us much more than any reference to God, the Truth, or absolute Values. This book is written for anyone with interests in American philosophy, intellectual history, or political philosophy.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Naturalistic Axiology and Normativity in Rorty; Chapter 2: Rortyan and Kantian Contributions to Understanding of the Good Life in Democratic Culture; Chapter 3: Rorty's Neopragmatist Philosophy as a Kind of Humanism; Chapter 4: Aesthetic Persuasion and Political Compulsion; Chapter 5: Socio-Political Values in "The Great Films" and Their Role in Cultural Politics in Light of Rorty's Philosophy; Chapter 6: Economic Crisis and Ethnocentric Rhetoric in American Neopragmatism (Rorty); Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-0947-9