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 neo-pragmatic literary theory, including how it asks, how it thinks, and how it answers.
First Page
165
Last Page
175
Recommended Citation
Tang, Yonghua. 2018. "Richard Rorty and the Possibility of a Neo-pragmatic Literary Theory." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 38, (5): pp.165-175. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss5/16
