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Problems with Richard Rorty's pragmatist understanding of liberalism, especially in relation to defining social justice, are considered. It is contended that Rorty's identification as a postmodern is fundamentally ironic since he considers himself a Hegelian yet rejects certain metanarratives (eg, history). Rorty's contention that certain Enlightenment & post-Enlightenment philosophies are inappropriate for modern society since they rely on metaphysical understandings of social & political practices is reviewed. It is subsequently contended that Rorty's understanding of liberalism as providing a paradigm for social justice is itself based on a metaphysical metanarrative. Consequently, a social scientific approach to determining social justice that relies on certain truth-claims to evaluate political practices is advocated. 17 References. J. W. Parker

Problems with Richard Rorty's pragmatist understanding of liberalism, especially in relation to defining social justice, are considered. It is contended that Rorty's identification as a postmodern is fundamentally ironic since he considers himself a Hegelian yet rejects certain metanarratives (eg, history). Rorty's contention that certain Enlightenment & post-Enlightenment philosophies are inappropriate for modern society since they rely on metaphysical understandings of social & political practices is reviewed. It is subsequently contended that Rorty's understanding of liberalism as providing a paradigm for social justice is itself based on a metaphysical metanarrative. Consequently, a social scientific approach to determining social justice that relies on certain truth-claims to evaluate political practices is advocated. 17 References. J. W. Parker