The Dark Years?: Philosophy, Politics, and the Problem of Predictions

The Dark Years? Philosophy, Politics, and the Problem of Predictions is a thought-provoking and insightful book that delves into the predictions made by renowned philosopher Richard Rorty in the late 1990s.

Rorty's predictions, which include the election of a "strong man" president, mass violence, and the disbanding of democracy, are analyzed and evaluated by author Jacob L.

Goodson.

The book offers a sympathetic account of Rorty's regrets over the academic Left's focus on identity politics rather than capitalism's victims.

Goodson argues that we must challenge the monopoly that American politics has on our object of hope and instead embrace a melancholic yet redemptive hope.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophy, politics, and the problem of predictions.