| Description |
xi, 198 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Modern European philosophy |
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Modern European philosophy.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Question of Modernity -- I. Richard Rorty: The Rudiments of Pragmatic Liberalism. 1. The Philosophy of Representations. 2. Knowledge without Representations. 3. Justification as a Social Practice. 4. The Problem of Truth. 5. Davidsonian Therapy. 6. Truth and Science. 7. Ethics without Foundations. 8. Liberal Ironism -- II. Alasdair MacIntyre: A Modern Malgre Lui. 1. MacIntyre's Critique of the Enlightenment. 2. Which Enlightenment? 3. In Defense of Enlightenment Humanism. 4. The Lure of Tradition. 5. The Tradition of the Virtues. 6. MacIntyre and Modernity. 7. MacIntyre versus Pragmatic Liberalism -- III. Charles Taylor: An Augustinian Modern. 1. Taylor's Historical Project. 2. Locke and the Radical Enlightenment. 3. The Primacy of Everyday Life. 4. Beyond the Enlightenment: Evil, Romanticism, and Poetic Truth. 5. Taylor's Critique of Naturalism. 6. Williams and Objectivity. 7. Naturalism and Hypergoods -- Pragmatic Liberalism: Concluding Reflections |
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1. Recapitulation. 2. Metaphilosophical Coda |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
MacIntyre, Alasdair C.
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MacIntyre, Alasdair, 1929-
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Macintyre, Alasdair.
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Rorty, Richard.
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Taylor, Charles, 1931-
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Ethics, Modern -- 20th century.
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Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.
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Reason.
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| LC no. |
98036501 |
| ISBN |
052164013X (hb) |
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0521649730 (paperback) |
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