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The last conceptual revolution : a critique of Richard Rorty's political philosophy

Title: The last conceptual revolution : a critique of Richard Rorty's political philosophy / Eric M. Gander.
Author: Gander, Eric.
Publication: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [1999], ©1999.

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xii, 235 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciences
SUNY series in speech communication

Uniform Title

SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciences.
SUNY series in speech communication.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: The Sense of an Ending -- 1. "Locating" Rorty's Utopia. The End of Philosophy. The Beginning of Irony -- 2. Liberalism: Above and Below the Surface. Liberalism and Cruelty. Liberalism and Humiliation. Liberalism, Humiliation, and the Ironist Self -- 3. Sticks and Speech: Is There a Difference? Liberalism and Reason. Universality, Transparency, and Truth. Critical Coda: Answering Hitler -- 4. Characters and Citizenship: A Literary Redescription. Philosophy versus Literature. Characters and Their Worldviews. Conclusion: Richard Rorty - Inscrutable to the Last.

ISBN

0791440095 (alk. paper)
0791440109 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

98005277

OCLC

ocm38286498

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Columbia University Libraries