Definitions
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- noun philosophy A state of
doubt regarding one's own "vocabulary " (set ofcommunicative beliefs ) that cannot be removed by makingarguments in that vocabulary.
Etymologies
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Coined by Richard Rorty, from Ancient Greek. Compare irony.
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Examples
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I have had conversations where I've felt like I've been assaulted by Judith Lucy wielding a base ball bat as sarcasm after ironism has been smacked to the outfield, leaving no room for response.
Tears of Rage Against the Machine Kirsty 2007
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I have had conversations where I've felt like I've been assaulted by Judith Lucy wielding a base ball bat as sarcasm after ironism has been smacked to the outfield, leaving no room for response.
Archive 2007-09-01 Kirsty 2007
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Q: And what would you say to criticisms that your ironism means a kind of sneering at earnest liberals who don’t want to acknowledge the contingency of their own values?
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