Solidarity and the stranger
Subtitle: themes in the social philosophy of Richard Rorty
By: Ronald Alexander Kuipers.
Publisher: Institute for Christian Studies; University Press of America
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Toronto?]; Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: Rorty, Richard -- Political and social views.; Social ethics.; Solidarity.
Description: A sympathetic and incisive study of Rorty's efforts to put human thought in the service of the many problems we face at the close of the 20th century. Kuipers uses the figure of the stranger to explore the ethical tension between an individualistic ethos and Rorty's evaluation of the liberal private-public dichotomy. He urges us to work through Rorty's world and life view so we can listen to the story told by one of the most culturally important thinkers of our time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-132) and index.