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Book SynopsisThis volume presents a selection of philosophical papers which Richard Rorty has written over the past decade. Topics discussed include the changing role of philosophy in Western culture over the course of recent centuries, the role of the imagination in intellectual and moral progress, and the notion of 'moral identity'.
Trade Review"...this important volume of his Philosophical Papers is to be recommended as a resource on familiar and unfamiliar topics in the Rortian philosophy." --Francesco Tampoia: Philosophy in Review
Table of ContentsPart I. Religion and Morality from a Pragmatist Point of View: 1. Cultural politics and the question of the existence of God; 2. Pragmatism as romantic polytheism; 3. Justice as a larger loyalty; 4. Honest mistakes; Part II. Philosophy's Place in Culture: 5. Grandeur, profundity and finitude; 6. Philosophy as a transitional genre; 7. Pragmatism and romanticism; 8. Analytic and conversational philosophy; Part III. Current Issues within Analytic Philosophy: 9. A pragmatist view of contemporary analytic philosophy; 10. Naturalism and quietism; 11. Wittgenstein and the linguistic turn; 12. Holism and historicism; 13. Kant vs. Dewey: the current situation of moral philosophy.
