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Postmodernist liberalism: A critique of Richard
Rorty’s political philosophy |
| YAO Dazhi |
| The Center for Fundamentals of Philosophy, the College of Philosophy and Sociology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China |
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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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Issue Date: 05 September 2008
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