An ethics for today [[electronic resource] ] : finding common ground between philosophy and religion / / Richard Rorty ; foreword by Jeffrey W. Robbins ; introduction by Gianni Vattimo ; conclusion by G. Elijah Dann

• Autore: Rorty Richard
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010
• Edizione: English-language ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (101 p.)
• Disciplina: 170
• Soggetto topico: Catholic Church and philosophy; Religion and ethics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; FOREWORD: Richard Rorty A Philosophical Guide to Talking About Religion; Introduction; An Ethics for Today; Conclusion: Philosophy, Religion, and Religious Belief After Rorty
• Sommario/riassunto: Richard Rorty is famous, maybe even infamous, for his philosophical nonchalance. His groundbreaking work not only rejects all theories of truth but also dismisses modern epistemology and its preoccupation with knowledge and representation. At the same time, the celebrated pragmatist believed there could be no universally valid answers to moral questions, leading to a complex view of religion rarely expressed in his writings.In this posthumous publication, Rorty, a strict secularist, finds in the pragmatic thought of John Dewey, John Stuart Mill, Henry James, and George Santayana a political im
• Titolo autorizzato: An ethics for today
• ISBN: 1-282-87238-9; 9786612872389; 0-231-52543-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791538003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II