Introduction to Rethinking Rorty’s Pragmatism: Ethics after Epistemology

We are in the midst of a reevaluation of Richard Rorty’s pragmatism. The last few years have seen a spate of new books on Rorty. This year alone two critical anthologies already are out and two more are in preparation. A new volume of previously unpublished philosophical papers by Rorty will be released in a few months (see Rorty 2020). The intensification of interest since his passing in 2007 spans the globe and shows no signs of abating. Spurred in part by a new generation of readers of Ame..

Lead pollution of coastal sediments by ceramic waste

© 2018 Ceramic fragments and fractionated (<2 mm) sediment have been sampled from two beaches in southwest England, along with sediment from a control beach where ceramic waste was lacking. Analysis of the glazed ceramic surfaces by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry returned concentrations of Pb up to 729,000 mg kg−1, while XRF analysis of sediment samples revealed high but heterogeneous concentrations of Pb at the two sites impacted by ceramic waste (median = 292 and 737 mg kg−1) compared with the control beach (median ~ 20 mg kg−1). These observations are attributed to the disposal of contemporary and historical ceramic products, and the subsequent attrition of material and contamination of local sediment. Extraction of a milled ceramic composite (Pb = 2780 mg kg−1) by 1 M HCl, revealed a high (34%) environmental mobility and availability of Pb; extraction in a solution of protein, however, suggested a low (0.1%) bioaccessibility to sediment-ingesting invertebrates

Assessment of microplastic-sorbed contaminant bioavailability through analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish

publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Assessment of microplastic-sorbed contaminant bioavailability through analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish journaltitle: Marine Pollution Bulletin articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.055 content_type: article copyright: © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd

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RELIGIÓN Y LUCHA POR LA JUSTICIA SOCIAL EN EL PENSAMIENTO POLÍTICO ESTADOUNIDENSE: RICHARD RORTY, JOHN RAWLS, Y MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

John Rawls's "political" conception remains our most influential notion of justice designed to respect the irreducible and irreconcilable diversity of moral, philosophical, and religious doctrines characteristic of a pluralistic democratic culture. While we know from recent posthumous publications of Rawls's deep understanding of religion's ultimate importance, this conception seems to exclude a fundamental dimension of the most important struggles for social justice, like the role of the black church for Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. This article examines the later work of Richard Rorty for its potential in thinking through this tension surrounding religion and social justice and argues that by distinguishing appeals to transcendental authority within democratic discourse from the work of local parishes and spiritual communities, Rorty offers a way of understanding the role of religion in a pluralistic democratic culture capable of advancing the struggle for social justice consistent with the legacy of King and providing resources for Rawlsian liberals.La concepción "política" de la justicia de John Rawls es una de las nociones más influyentes que respeta la diversidad irreducible e irreconciliable de doctrinas morales, filosóficas, y religiosas que caracterizan una cultura democrática pluralista. Si bien sus publicaciones póstumas dan cuenta de su comprensión profunda de la importancia definitiva de la religión, esta concepción aparece excluir una dimensión fundamental de las luchas más importantes por la justicia social, tales como la de Martin Luther King, Jr. y el movimiento para los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos. Este artículo examina, a partir de los últimos trabajos de Richard Rorty, el potencial para aliviar esta tensión entre la religión y la justicia social; a través de la apelación a una autoridad trascendental en el discurso democrático de las parroquias locales y las comunidades espirituales, Rorty nos ofrece una manera de entender el papel de la religión en una cultura democrática capaz de avanzar en la lucha por la justicia social y consistente con el legado de King y el liberalismo de Rawls

Religion and fight for social justice in the american political thought: richard rorty, john rawls, and martin luther king, jr.

John Rawls's "political" conception remains our most influential notion of justice designed to respect the irreducible and irreconcilable diversity of moral, philosophical, and religious doctrines characteristic of a pluralistic democratic culture. While we know from recent posthumous publications of Rawls's deep understanding of religion's ultimate importance, this conception seems to exclude a fundamental dimension of the most important struggles for social justice, like the role of the black church for Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. This article examines the later work of Richard Rorty for its potential in thinking through this tension surrounding religion and social justice and argues that by distinguishing appeals to transcendental authority within democratic discourse from the work of local parishes and spiritual communities, Rorty offers a way of understanding the role of religion in a pluralistic democratic culture capable of advancing the struggle for social justice consistent with the legacy of King and providing resources for Rawlsian liberals.La concepción "política" de la justicia de John Rawls es una de las nociones más influyentes que respeta la diversidad irreducible e irreconciliable de doctrinas morales, filosóficas, y religiosas que caracterizan una cultura democrática pluralista. Si bien sus publicaciones póstumas dan cuenta de su comprensión profunda de la importancia definitiva de la religión, esta concepción aparece excluir una dimensión fundamental de las luchas más importantes por la justicia social, tales como la de Martin Luther King, Jr. y el movimiento para los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos. Este artículo examina, a partir de los últimos trabajos de Richard Rorty, el potencial para aliviar esta tensión entre la religión y la justicia social; a través de la apelación a una autoridad trascendental en el discurso democrático de las parroquias locales y las comunidades espirituales, Rorty nos ofrece una manera de entender el papel de la religión en una cultura democrática capaz de avanzar en la lucha por la justicia social y consistente con el legado de King y el liberalismo de Rawls