Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism / by Tracy Llanera.
The book makes a new contribution to the contemporary debates on nihilism and the sacred. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rorty's writings, it challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome. Instead, nihilism should be framed as a pro...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
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| Online Access: | Springer Humanities and Social Science eBook Collection 2020 English/International |
| Summary: | The book makes a new contribution to the contemporary debates on nihilism and the sacred. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rorty's writings, it challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome. Instead, nihilism should be framed as a problem for human culture to outgrow through pragmatism. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 167 pages) |
| ISBN: | 3030450570 9783030450571 3030450589 9783030450588 |