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Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity

by Richard Rorty
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Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity

Literature nurtures solidarity over philosophical irony.

If you're intrigued by deep intellectual currents and how literature shapes society more profoundly than abstract thought, "Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity" is a stimulating read for you. Richard Rorty will challenge you to reconsider the role of philosophy versus literature in forming a cohesive, liberal society. It's a book that bridges the personal with the collective, inviting you into an expansive conversation on culture, literature, and social theory.

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by Richard Rorty
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ISBN: 9780521367813
Authors: Richard Rorty
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date of Publication: 1989-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Philosophy
Related Topics: Theory, Society, Theory
Goodreads rating: 4.14
(rated by 2234 readers)

Description

In this book, major American philosopher Richard Rorty argues that thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein have enabled societies to see themselves as historical contingencies, rather than as expressions of underlying, ahistorical human nature, or as realizations of suprahistorical goals. This ironic perspective on the human condition is valuable but it cannot advance liberalism's social and political goals. In fact, Rorty believes that it is literature and not philosophy that can do this, by promoting a genuine sense of human solidarity. Specifically, it is novelists such as Orwell and Nabokov who succeed in awakening us to the cruelty of particular social practices and individual attitudes. Thus, a truly liberal culture would fuse the private, individual freedom of the ironic, philosophical perspective with the public project of human solidarity as it is engendered through the insights and sensibilities of great writers. Rorty uses a wide range of references--from philosophy to social theory to literary criticism--to elucidate his beliefs.
 

Literature nurtures solidarity over philosophical irony.

If you're intrigued by deep intellectual currents and how literature shapes society more profoundly than abstract thought, "Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity" is a stimulating read for you. Richard Rorty will challenge you to reconsider the role of philosophy versus literature in forming a cohesive, liberal society. It's a book that bridges the personal with the collective, inviting you into an expansive conversation on culture, literature, and social theory.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.