{"product_id":"the-practice-of-political-theory-9780231173995","title":"The Practice of Political Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClayton Chin presents a critical reconstruction of the work of Richard Rorty that argues that that Rorty provides us with unrecognized tools for resolving key foundational issues. The Practice of Political Theory is an important response to the vexed questions of justification and pluralism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Rorty, says Clayton Chin, was first deployed as a foil by critical theory, then rejected, and finally ignored. It is time now to reinvent Rorty, paying special attention to his later work in relation to other traditions. This is a thoughtful, timely, and closely articulated study. It commands close attention from those who will embrace it and those who may contest some of its claims. -- William E. Connolly, author of \u003ci\u003eAspirational Fascism: The Struggle for Multifaceted Democracy Under Trumpism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Rorty stirred his theoretical milieu by combining postfoundational philosophy with a commitment to traditional liberalism. His provocation remains poignant in our current moment, when continental-inflected postfoundational thought finds itself tarrying again with materialism and ontology to save its political radicalism. Clayton Chin’s compelling and important book shows how Rorty’s thought offers an inclusive ethos for pluralistic democracies, and without pretending that unifying philosophical theory can do for us what only political activity can accomplish. -- Colin Koopman, author of \u003ci\u003ePragmatism as Transition: Historicity and Hope in James, Dewey, and Rorty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Political Theory\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to think critically about the political-philosophical contribution of Richard Rorty. Chin rightly attends to the limitations and untapped possibilities of Rorty’s work, understood as a contribution to 'cultural politics,' and therefore aims to undercut those criticisms of Rorty’s work that downplay his substantive contributions to political-philosophical thinking. In doing so, the book reads Rorty as helping us side-step debates around foundationalism and justification in political theorizing in favor of a situated mode of thinking that does not dispense with normative assessment. -- Melvin Rogers, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Undiscovered Dewey: Religion, Morality, and the Ethos of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Political Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is both an excellent reconstruction of Rorty’s pragmatist philosophy of sociopolitical criticism and an insightful and illuminating critical comparison of it with other leading approaches in contemporary political theory. It also makes an important contribution to debates over agonistics and pluralism. -- James Tully, author of \u003ci\u003ePublic Philosophy in a New Key\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClearly written and impressive for its scholarship.... Highly recommended. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eA rich and insightful study into the relationship between Richard Rorty and various strands of contemporary political thought...a welcome contribution. -- David Rondel, University of Nevada * Political Theory *\u003cbr\u003eChin has provided an indispensable contribution to thinking about Rorty, pragmatism, and new paths for political theory. -- Matthew Festenstein University of York * Contemporary Political Theory Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Rorty and Political Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Theory and Method: Reconstructing Rorty\u003cbr\u003e1. The Authority of the Social: A Pragmatic Ethos of Inquiry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Rorty and Continental Political Thought: Ontology, Naturalism, and History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Theorizing After Foundations: Ontology, Language, and Heidegger\u003cbr\u003e3. Reconstructing Naturalism: Pragmatic or Ontological?\u003cbr\u003e4. History and Modernity: Self-Assertion and Critical Reflexivity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Rorty and Contemporary Political Theory: Pragmatic Sociopolitical Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Pragmatic Political Thinking and Contemporary Critical Social Theory\u003cbr\u003e6. How Pragmatism Constrains and Enables Political Thinking\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400297718103,"sku":"9780231173995","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231173995.jpg?v=1730470318","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-practice-of-political-theory-9780231173995","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}