Reception of Rorty’s Thought in Iran

How His Anti-Foundationalism Has Contributed to Iran’s Tradition-Modernity Debate

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ID12980672
AuthorsSeyed Mohammad Ali Taghavi (0000-0001-7564-3199, Allameh Tabataba'i University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume30
Issue2
Pages169-184
Publication date2021-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMiddle East Critique (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1943-6149 • E-ISSN: 1943-6157
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19436149.2021.1911466
OpenAlexW3156068542
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

Richard Rorty’s controversial works in various areas of epistemology, language, politics and philosophy have drawn intellectual attention worldwide. In Iran, Rorty’s own distinctive way of thinking has attracted the attention of intellectual and philosophical circles. This article explores how his thought as received by Iranian intellectuals has contributed to the development of their ongoing debate on tradition and modernity. A few Iranian intellectuals have tried to find in Rorty’s ideas a solution to what they perceive as their own society’s problems. In particular, they believe his notion of anti-foundationalism and his idea of the priority of democracy to philosophy are ways to reconcile their own traditional philosophical and doctrinal conceptions with modern democratic institutions

Democracy · Epistemology · Foundationalism · Modernity · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Social science · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Law · Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications

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