• Ep. 349: Rorty's Pluralistic Pragmatism (Part One)

  • Sep 2 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
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Ep. 349: Rorty's Pluralistic Pragmatism (Part One)

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  • On Richard Rorty's Pragmatism As Anti-Authoritarianism (1997), ch. 1-2 about religion. Should democracy be defended on absolutist grounds, e.g. by reference to God-given or natural rights, the nature of Man, or the dictates of Reason?

    Rorty says no! Democracy, ethics, and even truth itself are a matter for societies to decide for themselves. Monotheistic religion provides a negative model for ceding authority on these matters no something non-human.

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