Postmodernist liberalism: A critique of Richard Rorty’s political philosophy

Postmodernist liberalism: A critique of Richard Rorty’s political philosophy

Richard Rorty’s philosophy has two basic commitments: one to postmodernism and the other to liberalism. However, these commitments generate tension. As a postmodernist, he sharply criticizes the Enlightenment; as a liberal, he forcefully defends it. His postmodernist liberalism actually explains lib...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers of philosophy in China 2008-01, Vol.3 (3), p.455-463
1. Verfasser: Dazhi, YAO
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Education
Enlightenment
Humanity
Irrationalism
Liberalism
liberalism “Problem-Plutocrats”
Modern philosophy
Philosophy
Political philosophy
Political systems
Postmodern philosophy
postmodernism
Rationalism
Reality
Research Article
Richard Rorty
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Zusammenfassung:Richard Rorty’s philosophy has two basic commitments: one to postmodernism and the other to liberalism. However, these commitments generate tension. As a postmodernist, he sharply criticizes the Enlightenment; as a liberal, he forcefully defends it. His postmodernist liberalism actually explains liberalism using irrationalism.
ISSN:1673-3436
1673-355X
DOI:10.1007/s11466-008-0029-3