Description
Book SynopsisThe ten essays which comprise this collection, examine a variety of related themes: Rorty's neopragmatism; his view of philosophy; his philosophy of education and culture; Rorty's comparison between Dewey and Foucault; his relation to postmodern theory; and his form of political liberalism.
Trade ReviewRichard Rorty is an edifying, analytical, informative and interesting book, a task the editors set for themselves and delivered. * Philosophy in Review *
A wide-ranging examination of Rorty's philosophical positions, his views about politics, and the applicability of these to education. * Teachers College Record *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Rorty's Neopragmatism: Nietzsche, Culture and Education Chapter 2 Rorty and the Instruments of Philosophy Chapter 3 Pragmatism, Metaphysics and Human Potential Chaper 4 Truth and Trust: Rorty's Davidsonian Philosophy of Education Chapter 5 On What We May Hope: Rorty on Dewey and Foucault Chapter 6 Richard Rorty and Postmodern Theory Chapter 7 The Political Liberalism of Richard Rorty Chapter 8 Richard Rorty's Self-Help Liberalism: A Marxist Critique of America's Most Wanted Ironist Chapter 9 Richard Rorty and the End of Philosophy of Education Chapter 10 Achieving America: Postmodernism and Rorty's Critique of the Cultural Left
