Should not exceed (8) typed pages.
This course is entitled Reconciling the Individual with the State.
To this end, we have investigated the ways in which Mill attempts to balance personal freedom with the demands of politics. With Nietzsche, we saw how the aristocratic character is ultimately incompatible with politics. In his book, Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity, Rorty seeks to create what he calls a Liberal Ironist Utopia (what we are calling a Postmodern Liberal Democracy)
.Please respond to the following question(s): Explain what I mean when I say that in Rorty’s attempt to create a Liberal Ironist Utopia, Rorty radicalizes Mill, and politicizesNietzsche. By the term “radicalize,” I mean how does Rorty push Mill’s central ideas to the extreme.
By the term “politicize,” explain how Rorty utilizes many Nietzschean themes for political purposes.
In answering this question, you may want to consider, among other things, Rorty’s understanding of the “contingency of language,” “contingency of the self,” and the “contingency of the community.”
Requirements: no more than 8 pages double spaced
