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Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom (Classical Texts in Critical Realism (Routledge Critical Realism))
Prof. Roy Bhaskar
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paperback. Sets out to develop a critique of the work of Richard Rorty, one of the most influential authors. This title argues that Rorty's account of science and knowledge is based on a half-truth, and that Rorty's problem-field replicates the Kantian resolution of the third antinomy: we are determined as material bodies, but free as discursive subjects. Series: Classical Texts in Critical Realism Routledge Critical Realism. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
First published in 2011. In Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom Roy Bhaskar sets out to develop a critique of the work of Richard Rorty, who must be one of the most in?uential authors of recent decades. In a brilliant tour de force, Bhaskar shows how Rorty falls victim to the very epistemological problematic Rorty himself describes. Roy Bhaskar argues that Rorty’s account of science and knowledge is based on a half-truth. He sees the historicity of knowledge but cannot sustain its rationality or the reality of the objects it describes. The author further argues that Rorty’s problem-?eld replicates the ... Read more
First published in 2011. In Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom Roy Bhaskar sets out to develop a critique of the work of Richard Rorty, who must be one of the most in?uential authors of recent decades. In a brilliant tour de force, Bhaskar shows how Rorty falls victim to the very epistemological problematic Rorty himself describes. Roy Bhaskar argues that Rorty’s account of science and knowledge is based on a half-truth. He sees the historicity of knowledge but cannot sustain its rationality or the reality of the objects it describes. The author further argues that Rorty’s problem-?eld replicates the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Classical Texts in Critical Realism Routledge Critical Realism
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415579643
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V9780415579643
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About Prof. Roy Bhaskar
Roy Bhaskar is the originator of the philosophy of critical realism, and the author of many acclaimed and in?uential works including A Realist Theory of Science, The Possibility of Naturalism, Scientific Realism and Human Emancipation, Dialectic: The Pulse of Freedom, Plato Etc., From Science to Emancipation, Reflections on meta-Reality and (with Mervyn Hartwig) The Formation of Critical Realism. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom (Classical Texts in Critical Realism (Routledge Critical Realism))
"Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom is full of fascinating, important ideas and insights, and is immensely timely. It will have a deeply beneficial effect, and will surely be very widely read and discussed." - Professor Terry Eagleton, University of Oxford