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Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity

This book delves into the philosophical underpinnings of contingency, irony, and solidarity, examining their roles and implications in modern life and social interactions. more

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Richard Rorty
Richard Rorty

Richard Rorty was an influential American philosopher, born on October 4, 1931, and passed away on June 8, 2007. Known for his unique linguistic philosophy and critical rationalism, his ideas had a profound impact on the philosophical world in the late 20th century. more

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“I illustrate with a quotation from the atheist philosopher Richard Rorty, who died recently and is, I suspect, now having a lengthy conversation with his maker. Rorty argued that secular professors ought “to arrange things so that students who enter as bigoted, homophobic religious fundamentalists will leave college with views more like our own.”

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“There are credentials for admission to our democratic society [...]. You have to be educated in order to be a participant in our conversation So we are going to go right on trying to discredit you in the eyes of your children, trying to strip your fundamentalist religious community of dignity, trying to make your views seem silly rather than discussable. We are not so inclusivist as to tolerate intolerance such as yours.”

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