Rorty and Kierkegaard on Irony and Moral Commitment

Philosophical and Theological Connections
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-349-53660-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 249 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 332 g

This book seeks to clarify the concept of irony and its relation to moral commitment. Frazier provides a discussion of the contrasting accounts of Richard Rorty and Søren Kierkegaard. He argues that, while Rorty's position is much more defensible and thoughtful than his detractors acknowledge, it is surprisingly more parochial than Kierkegaard's.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frazier, B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Richard Rorty's Liberal Irony The Ethics of Rortian Redescription Autonomy and Moral Commitment in Liberal Irony: Problems and Proposals Kierkegaard on the Problems of Pure Irony * Kierkegaard on Mastered Irony Climacus on Irony and Moral Commitment Irony and Moral Commitment: Concluding Reflections

Über Autor(innen)

BRAD FRAZIER is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lee University, USA. He has appeared several journals, including J, and .