Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-45057-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 167 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 353 g

The book makes a new contribution to the contemporary debates on nihilism and the sacred. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rorty’s writings, it challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome. Instead, nihilism should be framed as a problem for human culture to outgrow through pragmatism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Llanera, Tracy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Great Debate.- 2.  Overcoming Nihilism.- 3.  The Concept of Redemption.- 4.  Averting Nihilism.- 5.  Pragmatist Transcendence.- 6. The Nihilisms of Our Time.

Über Autor(innen)

Tracy Llanera is Assistant Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut and faculty affiliate at the UConn Asian and Asian American Studies Institute. She works at the intersection of philosophy of religion, social and political philosophy, and pragmatism, specializing on the topics of nihilism, conversion, and the politics of language.