從形上學的公民資質與公民教育的探討性探討

Abstract

本文主旨在於探討當代重要思想家R. Rorty的公民資質概念之內涵，以及探討此觀點在教育上的啟示。本文主要包含四部份：首先，本文說明Rorty後形上學或新實用主義哲學思想之基本概要，指出其核心概念「自由主義反諷者」的基本意義；其次，本文探究Rorty觀點中自由主義反諷者的公民資質的內涵，這部份也包括Rorty對其他當代重要思想家，如J. Habermas、J. Rawls觀點的回應；第三，本文探討如何發展Rorty自由主義反諷者觀點的公民教育；最後，導出本文結論與建議，指出Rorty自由反諷者的公民資質觀點對於目前教育之啟示。

This paper aims to explore the meaning of the concept of citizenshio and its implications for education from the perspective of American post-metaphysical philosopher or neo-pragmatist Richard Rorty. It consists of the following four parts: 1)the first part gives a brief introduction of Rorty's philosophy; 2) the second part discusses the meanings of the concept of citizenship from the view of Rorty and Rorty's responses to the notions of J. Habermas and J. Rawls; 3) the third part discusses the process of developing the Rortian citizen as liberal ironist in the education; and 4) the final part convludes with suggestions that Rorty's view might improve our cueernt education.