B. Frazier 
Rorty and Kierkegaard on Irony and Moral Commitment 
Philosophical and Theological Connections

This book seeks to clarify the concept of irony and its relation to moral commitment. Frazier provides a discussion of the contrasting accounts of Richard Rorty and Søren Kierkegaard. He argues that, while Rorty’s position is much more defensible and thoughtful than his detractors acknowledge, it is surprisingly more parochial than Kierkegaard’s.

Table of Content

Introduction Richard Rorty’s Liberal Irony The Ethics of Rortian Redescription Autonomy and Moral Commitment in Liberal Irony: Problems and Proposals Kierkegaard on the Problems of Pure Irony * Kierkegaard on Mastered Irony Climacus on Irony and Moral Commitment Irony and Moral Commitment: Concluding Reflections

About the author

BRAD FRAZIER is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lee University, USA. He has appeared several journals, including J
ournal of Religious Ethics, International Philosophical Quarterly, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and
Philosophy and Social Criticism.