Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism
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Resumo: | A comparison is made between Rortyan Ironism and Machadean Ironism. It is argued that the former does not cohere with the non-reductive physicalist model which is also defended by Rorty, and is inadequately used in the debate with contemporary thinkers such as Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Habermas, Foucault and Derrida. Machadean Ironism is also expounded. It is argued that Machado de Assis offers a life view which connects skepticism with some form of aesthetism, yielding an ironist approach which is consistent throughout and fully aware of its theoretical and practical consequences. It is also shown that Machadean Ironism has its own problems, which concern mainly the philosopher’s attitude in face of life. But this does not affect the goal of the present paper, which is to offer the Machadean view as a valid alternative to Rortyan Ironism. The latter is evaluated as the result of a misleading metaphysical perplexity belonging to the skeptical strain which infects Rorty’s philosophy and should be dropped without more ado, in order to preserve the remainder of his philosophy. |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with IronismRichard Rorty e Machado de Assis: Duas Maneiras Diferentes de Poder com o IronismoIronismSkepticismAesthetismRichard RortyMachado de AssisIronismoCeticismoEsteticismoRichard RortyMachado de AssisA comparison is made between Rortyan Ironism and Machadean Ironism. It is argued that the former does not cohere with the non-reductive physicalist model which is also defended by Rorty, and is inadequately used in the debate with contemporary thinkers such as Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Habermas, Foucault and Derrida. Machadean Ironism is also expounded. It is argued that Machado de Assis offers a life view which connects skepticism with some form of aesthetism, yielding an ironist approach which is consistent throughout and fully aware of its theoretical and practical consequences. It is also shown that Machadean Ironism has its own problems, which concern mainly the philosopher’s attitude in face of life. But this does not affect the goal of the present paper, which is to offer the Machadean view as a valid alternative to Rortyan Ironism. The latter is evaluated as the result of a misleading metaphysical perplexity belonging to the skeptical strain which infects Rorty’s philosophy and should be dropped without more ado, in order to preserve the remainder of his philosophy.É feita uma comparação entre o ironismo de Richard Rorty e o de Machado de Assis. Também se defende que o primeiro não é coerente com o modelo fisicalista não-redutivo que Rorty também defende, e é usado inadequadamente no debate com pensadores contemporâneos, tais como Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Habermas, Foucault e Derrida. O ironismo machadiano também é apresentado. Argumenta-se que Machado de Assis oferece uma visão da vida que liga ceticismo com alguma forma de esteticismo, resultando numa abordagem ironista que é inteiramente coerente e completamente ciente de suas conseqüências práticas e teóricas. Também se mostra que o ironismo machadiano tem seus problemas, que dizem respeito fundamentalmente à atitude do filósofo diante da vida. Mas isso não afeta o objetivo do presente artigo, que é apresentar a visão machadiana como uma alternativa válida ao ironismo rortiano. Este último é avaliado como o resultado de uma perplexidade metafísica enganadora pertencente à corrente cética que influencia a filosofia de Rorty e que deve ser abandonada sem mais barulho, para se preservar o que resta de sua filosofia.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2013-01-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13516Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2007); 115-140Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 8 n. 1 (2007); 115-1402316-52781518-7187reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13516/10025Copyright (c) 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPinto, Paulo R. Margutti2024-07-01T13:09:34Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13516Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofiaPRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/oairevcognitio@gmail.com2316-52781518-7187opendoar:2024-07-01T13:09:34Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism Richard Rorty e Machado de Assis: Duas Maneiras Diferentes de Poder com o Ironismo |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism Pinto, Paulo R. Margutti Ironism Skepticism Aesthetism Richard Rorty Machado de Assis Ironismo Ceticismo Esteticismo Richard Rorty Machado de Assis |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism |
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Richard Rorty and Machado de Assis: Two Different Ways of Coping with Ironism |
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Pinto, Paulo R. Margutti |
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Pinto, Paulo R. Margutti |
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Pinto, Paulo R. Margutti |
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Ironism Skepticism Aesthetism Richard Rorty Machado de Assis Ironismo Ceticismo Esteticismo Richard Rorty Machado de Assis |
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Ironism Skepticism Aesthetism Richard Rorty Machado de Assis Ironismo Ceticismo Esteticismo Richard Rorty Machado de Assis |
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A comparison is made between Rortyan Ironism and Machadean Ironism. It is argued that the former does not cohere with the non-reductive physicalist model which is also defended by Rorty, and is inadequately used in the debate with contemporary thinkers such as Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Habermas, Foucault and Derrida. Machadean Ironism is also expounded. It is argued that Machado de Assis offers a life view which connects skepticism with some form of aesthetism, yielding an ironist approach which is consistent throughout and fully aware of its theoretical and practical consequences. It is also shown that Machadean Ironism has its own problems, which concern mainly the philosopher’s attitude in face of life. But this does not affect the goal of the present paper, which is to offer the Machadean view as a valid alternative to Rortyan Ironism. The latter is evaluated as the result of a misleading metaphysical perplexity belonging to the skeptical strain which infects Rorty’s philosophy and should be dropped without more ado, in order to preserve the remainder of his philosophy. |
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