Abstract
In virtue of the logic of Richard Rorty's neo-pragmatism, it is problematic to claim that Rorty's literary theory is based on his philosophy. Rather, Rorty as a neo-pragmatist and a literary theorist can both make more sense if they are put together. So we may need start from the controversy over the definition of neo-pragmatism, and activate the tension between literature and philosophy, in order to give a more thoughtful examination of Rorty's design of literary theory. Besides, we can divide theories into three types according to their function: inquiry, problematization, and therapeutics. Thus we may place better a possible neopragmatic literary theory, including how it asks, how it thinks, and how it answers.
| Translated title of the contribution | Richard Rorty and the Possibility of a Neo-pragmatic Literary Theory |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Pages (from-to) | 165-175 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Sep 2018 |