Richard Rorty: Education, Philosophy, and Politics

by Michael A. Peters, Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr., Steven Best (Contribution by), Ramin Farahmandpur (Contribution by), Jim Garrison (Contribution by)

Overview

This distinctive collection by scholars from around the world focuses upon the cultural, educational, and political significance of Richard Rorty's thought. The nine essays which comprise the 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, also his form of political liberalism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742509061
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/18/2001
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Michael A. Peters is research professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Glasgow. Paulo Ghiraldelli, Jr., is professor of contemporary philosophy at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Table of Contents

Chapter 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

Editorial Reviews

Richard Rorty is an edifying, analytical, informative and interesting book, a task the editors set for themselves and delivered.

A wide-ranging examination of Rorty's philosophical positions, his views about politics, and the applicability of these to education.

From the Publisher

Richard 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.

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