Rorty’s Humanism

Making it Explicit

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ID13002103
AuthorsEmil Višňovský (0000-0003-1586-4015, Comenius University Bratislava, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume12
Issue1
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2036-4091 • E-ISSN: 2036-4091
PublisherAssociazione Pragma (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.4000/ejpap.1878
OpenAlexW3034817273
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited30

There have been few attempts thus far to read Rorty through a humanistic lens. This paper is an attempt at making explicit some of the key features of his conception. My main objective is to show that humanism is integral to his philosophy and to explain what it consists in. I focus on Rorty’s secular humanism, which I believe lies at the center of his thought. In sections 2 and 3, I provide an account of key humanist sources, both pragmatist and non-pragmatist. Section 4 examines recent interpretations of Rorty as a humanist. In section 5, I focus on the distinction between the human and nonhuman as the central feature of his humanism. Section 6 outlines Rorty’s project to humanize humanity. In the concluding section, I summarize the key features of his humanism

Epistemology · Humanism · Pragmatism · Theology · Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications

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