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After Rorty: The Possibilities for Ethics and Religious Belief

After Rorty: The Possibilities for Ethics and Religious Belief

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Series: Continuum Studies in American Philosophy, Book 16

Philosophy

ISBN10: 144118144X
ISBN13: 9781441181442
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: Dec 16 2010
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Trained by some of the most eminent philosophers of the twentieth century, Richard Rorty has come to be one of the strongest critics of the philosophical tradition. In this book, G. Elijah Dann suggests that Rorty helps to enhance and enliven both the philosophy of religion and the chances for moral progress. Dann goes on to discuss Rorty's metaethics and reviews. Dann argues that Rorty's well-known article, 'Religion as Conversation-stopper, ' though valuable, needs adjustment. Contrary to Rorty's view that religious values should remain in the private realm, Dann maintains religious values can play an important role in the public square, albeit through a 'translation' into secular terms. The book concludes by exploring how the history of philosophical interests shaped theological ones and Dann looks at Rorty's more recent thoughts about religion, particularly in his discussion with the Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo.

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