Debating the state of philosophy : Habermas, Rorty, and Kołakowski

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Debating the state of philosophy : Habermas, Rorty, and Kołakowski

edited by Józef Niżnik and John T. Sanders ; with contributions by Ernest Gellner and others

Praeger, 1996

  • : pbk

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"Published under the auspices of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [126]-144) and index

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内容説明

Do we still need philosophical discourse as part of communication within our culture? Is philosophical endeavor still valid? This book offers the views of some of the most popular, distinguished contemporary philosophers who have placed their mark on philosophy. Durgen Habermas, Richard Rorty, Leszek Kolakowski, and Ernest Gellner bring their ideas into confrontation in a unique debate devoted to the present state of philosophy. Habermas begins with a comprehensive account of contextualism. According to him, contextualism is a new form of historicism. What are the merits of an approach that takes into account both a historical and a cultural context? Is the pragmatism promoted by Richard Rorty an acceptable criticism of our platonic heritage? If so, does this mean the end of rationality as a regulative ideal of the human universe? Rorty's answer is Yes. This world-renowned American thinker recommends putting a full stop at the end of a narrative which was useful in pursuit of our ancestors' purposes but is no longer useful for ours. Leszek Ko^D/lakowski attempts to undermine the alleged pragmatic merits of pragmatism from the position of an analytic philosopher who continues to value classical elements of philosophical tradition. Ernest Gellner also turns against Rorty's pragmatism, which he denounces as a product of the Enlightenment roots of American culture and its centuries of political and economic stability. The future of Western culture may depend on the answers to the questions asked by these authors.

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Preface Coping with Contingencies Jürgen Habermas: Coping with Contingencies, The Return of Historicism Richard Rorty: Emancipating Our Culture The Challenge of Relativism Richard Rorty: Relativism: Finding and Making Richard Rorty: On Moral Obligation, Truth, and Common Sense Leszek Ko/lakowski: A Remark on Rorty Richard Rorty: Response to Ko/lakowski Philosophy and the Dilemmas of the Contemporary World Leszek Ko/lakowski: A Remark on Our Relative Relativism Ernest Gellner: Enlightenment--Yes or No? Richard Rorty: The Notion of Rationality Appendix I: Comments on the Habermas/Rorty Debate Appendix II: Comments on Richard Rorty, "Relativism: Finding and Making" Appendix III: Comments on Philosophy and the Dilemmas of the Contemporary World Bibliography Index About the Authors

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