Accidental, Irony, and Unity

Author: Richard Rorty
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book is one of the representative works of the renowned American pragmatist philosopher Richard Rorty. Starting from the problematic attempt of traditional philosophy to combine the public and private spheres, it points out that Western tradition has always sought to unify public justice and private perfection by relying on the concept of a superhistorical, universal human nature. The author emphasizes in the book that truth is constructed rather than discovered, history is composed of countless events that must be tested by practical logic. Since the Enlightenment, philosophy has continuously stripped the sanctity of truth through speculative irony. In response to the barrenness and chaos of modern civilization, the author advocates for solidarity and mutual respect to promote rational order in society.