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An Ethics for Today: Finding Common Ground Between Philosophy and Religion

An Ethics for Today: Finding Common Ground Between Philosophy and Religion

An Ethics for Today: Finding Common Ground Between Philosophy and Religion
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An Ethics for Today: Finding Common Ground Between Philosophy and Religion Hardback - 2010

by Rorty, Richard; Gianni Vattimo, intro; G. Elijah Dawn, conclusion

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  • Title An Ethics for Today: Finding Common Ground Between Philosophy and Religion
  • Author Rorty, Richard; Gianni Vattimo, intro; G. Elijah Dawn, conclusion
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st ptg.
  • Pages 76
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press, New York, NY
  • Publication date 2010
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 750473
  • ISBN 9780231150569 / 0231150563
  • Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 7 x 5.5 x 0.6 in (17.78 x 13.97 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress subjects Religion and ethics, Catholic Church and philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010014615
  • Dewey Decimal Code 170

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From the publisher

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, which led him 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, William James, and George Santayana, among others, a political imagination shared by religious traditions. His intent is not to promote belief over nonbelief or to blur the distinction between religious and public domains. Rorty seeks only to locate patterns of similarity and difference so an ethics of decency and a politics of solidarity can rise. He particularly responds to Pope Benedict XVI and his campaign against the relativist vision. Whether holding theologians, metaphysicians, or political ideologues to account, Rorty remains steadfast in his opposition to absolute uniformity and its exploitation of political strength.

About the author

Richard Rorty (1931-2007) was professor of comparative literature and philosophy at Stanford University. His Columbia University Press books are The Future of Religion (2005, with Gianni Vattimo) and What's the Use of Truth? (2007, with Pascal Engel).

Gianni Vattimo (1936-2023) was emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Turin and a former member of the European Parliament.

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