To philosophize or not to philosophize? rorty's challenge to feminists
This article takes up Rorty's advice to feminists to abandon philosophizing (and appeals to truth and reality) in favor of using language to create a new logical space for feminist politics. The argument focuses on the rhetorical role of appeals to truth and reality, the role of linguistic inno...
- Autores:
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Janack, Marianne
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2008
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/23719
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/23719
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/14756/
- Palabra clave:
- Rorty
feminism
rhetoric
realism
prophecy
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | This article takes up Rorty's advice to feminists to abandon philosophizing (and appeals to truth and reality) in favor of using language to create a new logical space for feminist politics. The argument focuses on the rhetorical role of appeals to truth and reality, the role of linguistic innovation in social change, and the feminist critique of Rorty's use of the "prophetic voice" in his discussion of feminist politics. |
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