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The final chapter summarizes how Rorty’s pragmatism helps to show how the malaise of nihilism can be outgrown in modernity. It also discusses the implications and limits of this reading and suggests other avenues for reflecting about our modern spiritual life.
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Llanera, T. (2020). The Nihilisms of Our Time. In: Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45058-8_6
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