{"product_id":"defending-rorty-pragmatism-and-liberal-virtue-hardback-9781107109858","title":"Defending Rorty; Pragmatism and Liberal Virtue (Hardback) 9781107109858","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDefending Rorty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePragmatism and Liberal Virtue\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMixing American pragmatism and romanticism, Richard Rorty defends liberal democracy as an antiauthoritarian political regime based on liberal civic virtues.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam M. Curtis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107109858, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 August 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Curtis' book opens up an important space for thinking about the possibilities for and of virtue liberalism, and also for thinking about Rorty qua political thinker.' Susan Dieleman, Contemporary Pragmatism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLiberal democracy needs a clear-eyed, robust defense to deal with the increasingly complex challenges it faces in the twenty-first century. Unfortunately much of contemporary liberal theory has rejected this endeavor for fear of appearing culturally hegemonic. Instead, liberal theorists have sought to gut liberalism of its ethical substance in order to render it more tolerant of non-liberal ways of life. This theoretical effort is misguided, however, because successful liberal democracy is an ethically demanding political regime that requires its citizenry to display certain virtues and habits of mind. Against the grain of contemporary theory, philosopher Richard Rorty blends American pragmatism and romanticism to produce a comprehensive vision of liberal modernity that features a virtue-based conception of liberal democracy. In doing so, Rorty defends his pragmatic liberalism against a host of notable interlocutors, including Charles Taylor, Nancy Fraser, Hilary Putnam, Richard J. Bernstein, and Jean Bethke Elshtain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: defending California: Richard Rorty's virtue liberalism\u003cbr\u003e 1. Rorty's pragmatism: the critique of philosophy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rorty's pragmatic virtue liberalism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Critics: from left to right\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rorty vs Taylor: ontology, pluralism, and authoritarianism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rorty, religion, and pragmatic liberalism\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rorty's liberal utopia and Huxley's pragmatist Island\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political structures: democracy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structures: democracy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structures:%20democracy%20%5BJPHV%5D%22\"\u003eJPHV\u003c\/a\u003e], Political structure \u0026amp; processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structure \u0026amp; processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structure%20\u0026amp;%20processes%20%5BJPH%5D%22\"\u003eJPH\u003c\/a\u003e], Liberalism \u0026amp; centre democratic ideologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Liberalism \u0026amp; centre democratic ideologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Liberalism%20\u0026amp;%20centre%20democratic%20ideologies%20%5BJPFK%5D%22\"\u003eJPFK\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006013067544,"sku":"9781107109858","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107109858i_f883522e-5f03-4762-bd10-4eff3b95a6ff.jpg?v=1696793318","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/defending-rorty-pragmatism-and-liberal-virtue-hardback-9781107109858","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}