Feminist interpretations of Richard Rorty
By: edited by Marianne Janack.
Contributors: Janack, Marianne, 1964-
Series: Re-reading the Canon
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271036281; 9780271036298
Subjects: Rorty, Richard; Feminist theory; Feminist criticism
Description: "A discussion of issues raised by Richard Rorty's engagement with feminist philosophy. Includes essays about the relevance for feminism of pragmatism, philosophy, rhetoric, realism, and liberalism"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Marianne Janack; title: Feminism and pragmatism / Richard Rorty; title: From irony to prophecy to politics : a reply to Richard Rorty / Nancy Fraser; title: Feminism and pragmatism : a reply to Richard Rorty / Sabina Lovibond; title: Hope, truth, and rhetoric : prophecy and pragmatism in service of feminism's cause / John C. Adams; title: Feminism, ideology, and deconstruction : a pragmatist view / Richard Rorty; title: Democracy and interpretation / Georgia Warnke; title: Rorty's anti-representationalism in the context of sexual violence / Linda Martin Alcoff; title: Drawing battle lines and choosing bedfellows : Rorty, relativism, and feminist strategy / Sharyn Clough; title: Richard Rorty, feminism, and the annoyances of pragmatism / Stephen R. Yarbrough; title: Naturalism and normativity : Rorty and Barad  Alessandra Tanesini.