Contingency and Normativity: The Challenges of Richard Rorty
Author | : Rosa Maria Calcaterra |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2019-03-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004393837 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004393838 |
Rating | : 4/5 (838 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Contingency and Normativity: The Challenges of Richard Rorty by : Rosa Maria Calcaterra
Download or read book Contingency and Normativity: The Challenges of Richard Rorty written by Rosa Maria Calcaterra and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contingentism depicts normativity as one of our human effective possibilities rather than as a metaphysical bottleneck which we should necessary fulfill. The book is a critical survey of Richard McKay Rorty’s “neo-pragmatism”, in the light of various theoretical arguments as well as of his own resourceful attempts to renew philosophy from within its practice.