Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism - by Tracy Llanera (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The book makes a new contribution to the contemporary debates on nihilism and the sacred. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rorty's writings, it challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome<i>. </i>Instead, nihilism should be framed as a problem for human culture to outgrow through pragmatism.</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>The book makes a new contribution to the contemporary debates on nihilism and the sacred. Drawing on an original interpretation of Richard Rorty's writings, it challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome<i>. </i>Instead, nihilism should be framed as a problem for human culture to outgrow through pragmatism.<br></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Tracy Llanera</b> is Assistant Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut and faculty affiliate at the UConn Asian and Asian American Studies Institute. She works at the intersection of philosophy of religion, social and political philosophy, and pragmatism, specializing on the topics of nihilism, conversion, and the politics of language.</p><br>
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