Rorty, Public Reason, and Modernity''s Crisis of Critique

Rorty, Public Reason, and Modernity's Crisis of Critique uses the work of Richard Rorty to discuss modernity's crisis of critique and the powers and limits of public reason to address this crisis. Arguing for a redefinition of philosophy, it elaborates a political epistemology view that defends a post-metaphysical culture.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Modernity: Critical Reason and the Quest for Freedom and Equality
Chapter 2: Philosophy After the End of Kantian Foundationalism
Chapter 3: Rationality and Rational Persuasion
Chapter 4: Pluralism and Rational Agreement
Chapter 5: Narrative
Chapter 6: Theory
Chapter 7: Towards a Radical Pluralist Society
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Ivan Marquez

Summary

Rorty, Public Reason, and Modernity's Crisis of Critique uses the work of Richard Rorty to discuss modernity’s crisis of critique and the powers and limits of public reason to address this crisis. Arguing for a redefinition of philosophy, it elaborates a political epistemology view that defends a post-metaphysical culture.

Product details

• Authors: Ivan Marquez
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2024
• EAN: 9781666968750
• ISBN: 978-1-66696-875-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Public Administration, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge