Richard Rorty

List of contents

1. Introduction: Richard Rorty and contemporary philosophy Charles Guignon and David Hiley; 2. Rorty's critique of epistemology Gary Gutting; 3. Rorty on knowledge and truth Michael Williams; 4. From realism or anti-realism to science as solidarity Joseph Rouse; 5. Rorty's democratic hermeneutics Georgia Warnke; 6. Rorty's inspirational liberalism Richard J. Bernstein; 7. Don't be cruel: reflections on Rortyan liberalism Jean Bethke Elshtain; 8. Rorty and philosophy Charles Taylor.

Summary

Arguably the most influential of all contemporary English-speaking philosophers, Richard Rorty has transformed the way many inside and outside philosophy think about the discipline and the traditional ways of practising it.

Product details

• Assisted by: Charles Guignon (Editor), Charles B. Guignon (Editor), David Hiley (Editor), David R. Hiley (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.2016
• EAN: 9780521800587
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80058-7
• No. of pages: 222
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 518 g
• Series: Contemporary Philosophy in Foc
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day