Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism

The book makes a new contribution to the contemporary debates on nihilism and the sacred. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rorty's writings, it challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome. Instead, nihilism should be framed as a problem for human culture to outgrow through pragmatism.

List of contents

1. The Great Debate.- 2.  Overcoming Nihilism.- 3.  The Concept of Redemption.- 4.  Averting Nihilism.- 5.  Pragmatist Transcendence.- 6. The Nihilisms of Our Time.

About the author

Tracy Llanera is Assistant Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut and faculty affiliate at the UConn Asian and Asian American Studies Institute. She works at the intersection of philosophy of religion, social and political philosophy, and pragmatism, specializing on the topics of nihilism, conversion, and the politics of language.

Report

"Llanera provides a refreshing take on Rorty's work, one that scholars, friendly and critical alike, would benefit greatly from reading." (Susan Dieleman, Metaphilosophy, Vol. 53 (1), January, 2022)

Product details

• Authors: Tracy Llanera
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.2021
• EAN: 9783030450601
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3045060-1
• No. of pages: 167
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 9 mm x 210 mm
• Illustrations: XI, 167 p.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works