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Pragmatismo come filosofia della prassi e critica della cultura
Riflessioni a partire dal Richard Rorty di Rosa Maria Calcaterra e Sarin Marchetti
Raffaele Ariano
Published in December, 2022
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Pragmatism as philosophy of praxis and cultural critique. Reflections on Richard Rorty by Rosa Maria Calcaterra and Sarin Marchetti.
Abstract
In what follows, I take my cue from Calcaterra and Marchetti’s monographic study on Richard Rorty to reflect on some reasons of his philosophical
and political significance for present culture. I briefly touch upon all the main
aspects of Rorty’s philosophy covered by the two authors: his canonization of a
neo-pragmatist brand, critique of foundationalism, work on solidarity and literature, etc. However, I concentrate especially on the political implications of his
philosophy. I stress that, as Marchetti and Calcaterra’s work brilliantly demonstrate, contrary to a widespread conception according to which anti-foundationalism in philosophy necessarily translates in relativism, individualism, and the
acceptance of the present economic system, Rorty’s philosophy points in exactly
the opposite direction.
Keywords
Richard Rorty, Pragmatism, Cultural criticism, Socialism, Marchetti, Calcaterra.
DOI
10.53129/gcsi_02-2022-18