- Philosophy for human conversation: roti and pragmatism in the 21st century
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“Rediscovering Rorty, the unsung philosopher, as someone who continually tried to be the guardian of the “human conversation.” Zhu Ki-zhe vividly describes the significance of Rorty’s attention in today’s chaotic Japan and the world. The search for “the only true voice”, led by a philosophy that has been in the tradition since ancient Greece, makes people’s small voices muffled. “Miscellaneous and diverse multiple voices”, isn’t that conversation the hope for a rich human life? Philosopher Rorty took on many critics, but he took on the task of philosophy to defend those voices. This book provides a comprehensive portrait of Rorty, including later perspectives from earlier studies, by focusing on Misak in Part I, Sellars in Part II, and Brandham in Part III. At the same time, it also clarified its contemporary significance and how it can be referenced to political and social situations. By thus clarifying the significance of pragmatism with Rorty’s thought at its center, the book also hopefully reveals a philosophy that connects the classics to the future.
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