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Rorty's Promise in Metaethics.
- Source :
- Contemporary Pragmatism; 2017, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p292-306, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Little attention is given to Richard Rorty's metaethical views. No doubt this stems from the fact that most commentators are more interested in his metaphilosophical views; most see his metaethical views, offered in scattered passages, as just the downstream runoff from higher-level reflection. This article considers Rorty's metaethics on their own merits, quite apart from whether his global picture works. I ultimately argue that Rorty's metaethical outlook is attractive but beset by internal difficulties. Specifically, I contend that Rorty does not and cannot remain faithful to the methodological approach to metaethics for which he advocates. At the paper's close, I gesture at a nearby methodological approach that best approximates Rorty's metaethical methodology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- METAETHICS
ONTOLOGY
ETHICS
NORMATIVITY (Ethics)
SKEPTICISM
METHODOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15723429
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Contemporary Pragmatism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124867836
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1163/18758185-01403003