Rorty & pragmatism : the philosopher responds to his critics

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Rorty & pragmatism : the philosopher responds to his critics

edited by Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr

(The Vanderbilt library of American philosophy)

Vanderbilt University Press, 1995

1st ed

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Rorty and pragmatism

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Each article includes a response by R. Rorty

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index

Contents of Works

  • Dewey between Hegel and Darwin / Richard Rorty
  • Rorty's pragmatism and farewell to the age of faith and enlightenment / Charles Hartshorne
  • America and the contestations of modernity / Thelma Z. Lavine
  • American pragmatism / Richard J. Bernstein
  • What is the legacy of instrumentalism? / James Gouinlock
  • Pragmatism as naturalized Hegelianism / Allen Hance
  • Vulgar pragmatism / Susan Haack
  • Rorty and the antirealism / Frank B. Farrell
  • Philosophy and the future / Richard Rorty

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Description

A penetrating and illuminating exchange of views between Richard Rorty, a highly influential and sometimes controversial philosopher, and seven of his most thoughtful critics, providing new insights into the impact of his work on contemporary American philosophy. Richard Rorty, William R. Kenan Professor and University Professor of Humanities at the University of Virginia, is a frequent and influential contributor to major literary magazines and professional journals in this country and abroad. Among his best-known book publications are The Linguistic Turn (1967 and 1992), Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (1979), The Consequences of Pragmatism (1982), and Contingency, Irony and Solidarity (1989).

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  • NCID
    BA25953497
  • ISBN
    • 0826512631
  • LCCN
    94047580
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Nashville
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 258 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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