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2008 , Vol. 3 >Issue 3: 455 - 463

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-008-0029-3

Postmodernist liberalism: A critique of Richard Rorty’s political philosophy

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  • The Center for Fundamentals of Philosophy, the College of Philosophy and Sociology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China

Published date: 05 Sep 2008

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Abstract

Richard Rorty’s philosophy has two basic commitments: one to postmodernism and the other to liberalism. However, these commitments generate tension. As a postmodernist, he sharply criticizes the Enlightenment; as a liberal, he forcefully defends it. His postmodernist liberalism actually explains liberalism using irrationalism.

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YAO Dazhi . Postmodernist liberalism: A critique of Richard Rorty’s political philosophy[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2008 , 3(3) : 455 -463 . DOI: 10.1007/s11466-008-0029-3

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