Rorty's Promise in Metaethics

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

Little attention is given to Richard Rorty's metaethical views. No doubt this stems from the fact that most commentators are more interested in his metaphilosophical views; most see his metaethical views, offered in scattered passages, as just the downstream runoff from higher-level reflection. This article considers Rorty's metaethics on their own merits, quite apart from whether his global picture works. I ultimately argue that Rorty's metaethical outlook is attractive but beset by internal difficulties. Specifically, I contend that Rorty does not and cannot remain faithful to the methodological approach to metaethics for which he advocates. At the paper's close, I gesture at a nearby methodological approach that best approximates Rorty's metaethical methodology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)292-306
Number of pages15
JournalContemporary Pragmatism
Volume14
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Philosophy

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Rorty's Promise in Metaethics'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this