Double Visions
Autobiography and the Ends of Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20249279 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Gascoigne (0000-0002-3737-2751, Royal Holloway University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 384-403 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h2030384 |
| OpenAlex | W1989765708 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
In Contingency, irony and solidarity Rorty attempts to solve what Robert Pippin calls the ‘Modernity Problem’ by outlining a new self-understanding for the intellectuals of the ideal liberal society. The so-called liberal ironists of this post-philosophical milieu are no longer characterized by the quest for what Rorty describes as ‘a single vision’. This paper evaluates Rorty’s attempt to conceptualize the self-image of post-philosophical intellectuals in the light of two similar endeavors; namely, Nietzsche’s and the ancient Sceptics’. The preliminary conclusion is that although Rorty’s attempt fails, it points to an alternative way of interpreting the desire for a single vision; namely, as a form of autobiography. Drawing on Nietzsche, Nagel and Mill, the paper proceeds to argue that Rorty’s own autobiographical fragment exemplifies the way in which the narration of a failed attempt to find a ‘single vision’ can itself be seen as the achievement of such a vision
Aesthetics · Contingency · Epistemology · Irony · Linguistics · Modernity · Narrative · Skepticism · Solidarity · Vision · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |