To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty's Challenge to Feminists

Marianne Janack

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2008-09-01

To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty's Challenge to Feminists

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Rorty, feminism, rhetoric, realism, prophecy (es)

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Marianne Janack Hamilton College

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This article takes up Rorty's advice to feminists to abandon philosophizing (and appeals to truth and reality) in favor of using language to create a new logical space for feminist politics. The argument focuses on the rhetorical role of appeals to truth and reality, the role of linguistic innovation in social change, and the feminist critique of Rorty's use of the "prophetic voice" in his discussion of feminist politics.

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Lloyd, G. The Man of Reason: “Male” and “Female” in Western Philosophy. 2nd edition. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993.

Mary Varney Rorty. E-mail to Marianne Janack. 1 May 2008.

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Rorty, M.V. E-mail to Marianne Janack. 1 May 2008.

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Janack, M. “To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists”. Ideas y Valores, vol. 57, no. 138, Sept. 2008, pp. 29-39, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/9104.

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Janack, M. 2008. To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists. Ideas y Valores. 57, 138 (Sep. 2008), 29–39.

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Janack, M. To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists. Ideas Valores 2008, 57, 29-39.

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Janack, M. (2008). To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists. Ideas y Valores, 57(138), 29–39. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/9104

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JANACK, M. To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists. Ideas y Valores, [S. l.], v. 57, n. 138, p. 29–39, 2008. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/9104. Acesso em: 21 jan. 2025.

Chicago

Janack, Marianne. 2008. “To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists”. Ideas Y Valores 57 (138):29-39. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/9104.

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Janack, M. (2008) “To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists”, Ideas y Valores, 57(138), pp. 29–39. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/9104 (Accessed: 21 January 2025).

IEEE

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M. Janack, “To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists”, Ideas Valores, vol. 57, no. 138, pp. 29–39, Sep. 2008.

Turabian

Janack, Marianne. “To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists”. Ideas y Valores 57, no. 138 (September 1, 2008): 29–39. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/9104.

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Janack M. To Philosophize or not to Philosophize? Rorty’s Challenge to Feminists. Ideas Valores [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 21];57(138):29-3. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/9104

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