In what follows, I take my cue from Calcaterra and Marchetti’s monographic study on Richard Rorty to reflect on some reasons of his philosophical and political significance for present culture. I briefly touch upon all the main aspects of Rorty’s philosophy covered by the two authors: his canonization of a neo-pragmatist brand, critique of foundationalism, work on solidarity and literature, etc. However, I concentrate especially on the political implications of his philosophy. I stress that, as Marchetti and Calcaterra’s work brilliantly demonstrate, contrary to a widespread conception according to which anti-foundationalism in philosophy necessarily translates in relativism, individualism, and the acceptance of the present economic system, Rorty’s philosophy points in exactly the opposite direction.
Pragmatismo come filosofia della prassi e critica della cultura. Riflessioni a partire dal Richard Rorty di Rosa Maria Calcaterra e Sarin Marchetti / Ariano, Raffaele. - In: GIORNALE CRITICO DI STORIA DELLE IDEE. - ISSN 2035-732X. - 2:(2022), pp. 305-312.
Pragmatismo come filosofia della prassi e critica della cultura. Riflessioni a partire dal Richard Rorty di Rosa Maria Calcaterra e Sarin Marchetti
ArianoPrimo
2022-01-01
Abstract
In what follows, I take my cue from Calcaterra and Marchetti’s monographic study on Richard Rorty to reflect on some reasons of his philosophical and political significance for present culture. I briefly touch upon all the main aspects of Rorty’s philosophy covered by the two authors: his canonization of a neo-pragmatist brand, critique of foundationalism, work on solidarity and literature, etc. However, I concentrate especially on the political implications of his philosophy. I stress that, as Marchetti and Calcaterra’s work brilliantly demonstrate, contrary to a widespread conception according to which anti-foundationalism in philosophy necessarily translates in relativism, individualism, and the acceptance of the present economic system, Rorty’s philosophy points in exactly the opposite direction.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.