On the Achievements and Limits of Rorty’s Understanding of Solidarity

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https://doi.org/10.14394/etyka.783

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contingency, national pride, solidarity, traditional philosophy, we-group

Abstract

This paper deals with Richard Rorty’s notion of solidarity and its limits. I contend that although Rorty makes an earnest attempt to expand on what is to be understood from being part of a “we-group,” he still perceives solidarity as a phenomenon confined principally within national borders. After presenting the theoretical shortcomings of Rorty’s idea of “national pride” in the aforementioned context, I critically investigate the possibility of a broader sense of solidarity without disregarding Rorty’s mostly cogent criticism of traditional philosophy.

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Published

2020-02-02

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Durmuş, Sevde. 2020. “On the Achievements and Limits of Rorty’s Understanding of Solidarity”. Etyka 58 (2). Warsaw, Poland:9-25. https://doi.org/10.14394/etyka.783.

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Vol. 58 No. 2 (2019)

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