Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Rorty and the Mirror of Nature

Zusatztext 'The book is clearly written and fair-minded throughout! just the sort of work one would want as a guidebook for reading an important and difficult book. In this sense! it seems clear about its audience and will be useful for a sophisticated study of Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature and also of interest to those who already have a good deal of background and familiarity with Rorty.' David Hiley! University of New Hampshire! USA'This iswell-written! clear! accessible! sharp and pitched at the right level. It strikes the right balance between the detailed exploration of particular arguments! and setting Rorty's book in a wider intellectual context.' Matthew Festenstein! University of York! UK Informationen zum Autor James Tartaglia is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Keele! UK. Klappentext Richard Rorty is one of the most influential! and controversial philosopher of the twentieth century. Assuming no prior knowledge of Rorty or his ideas! this work is a critical introduction for both undergraduates and postgraduates in philosophy! literary theory and cultural studies. Zusammenfassung Assuming no prior knowledge of Rorty or his ideas, this is a much needed critical introduction for both undergraduates and postgraduates in philosophy, literary theory and cultural studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Rorty 2. The Mirror of Nature 3. The Origins of the Mirror 4. The Antipodeans 5. The Origins of Philosophy 6. Linguistic Holism 7. Naturalized Epistemology: Psychology 8. Naturalized Epistemology: Language 9. Science and Pluralism 10. The Power of Strangeness Bibliography Notes

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• Authors: James Tartaglia, James (Keele University Tartaglia, James (University of Keele Tartaglia, Tartaglia James
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2007
• EAN: 9780415383301
• ISBN: 978-0-415-38330-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks; Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Literary studies: general, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -