Richard Rorty (contemporary Philosophy In Focus)
by Charles Guignon /
2003 / English / PDF
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Arguably the most influential of all contemporary English-speaking
philosophers, Richard Rorty has transformed the way many
philosophers think about the discipline and the traditional ways of
practicing it. The essays in this volume offer a balanced
exposition and critique of Rorty's views on knowledge, language,
truth, science, morality and politics. Written by a distinguished
roster of philosophers, this introduction presents a valuable
overview of Rorty's philosophical vision. It will appeal as well to
students in the social sciences, literary studies, cultural studies
and political theory. Charles Guigon, a Professor of Philosophy at
the University of South Florida, has published widely on
existentialism, psychotherapy and Heidegger, and edited the
Cambridge Companion to Heidegger (1993). Provost and Professor at
the University of New Hampshire, David R. Hiley, is also the author
of other works, including Philosophy in Question: Essays on a
Pyrrhonian Theme (University of Chicago, 1988) and The Interpretive
Turn: Philosophy, Science and Culture (Cornell, 1991).
Arguably the most influential of all contemporary English-speaking
philosophers, Richard Rorty has transformed the way many
philosophers think about the discipline and the traditional ways of
practicing it. The essays in this volume offer a balanced
exposition and critique of Rorty's views on knowledge, language,
truth, science, morality and politics. Written by a distinguished
roster of philosophers, this introduction presents a valuable
overview of Rorty's philosophical vision. It will appeal as well to
students in the social sciences, literary studies, cultural studies
and political theory. Charles Guigon, a Professor of Philosophy at
the University of South Florida, has published widely on
existentialism, psychotherapy and Heidegger, and edited the
Cambridge Companion to Heidegger (1993). Provost and Professor at
the University of New Hampshire, David R. Hiley, is also the author
of other works, including Philosophy in Question: Essays on a
Pyrrhonian Theme (University of Chicago, 1988) and The Interpretive
Turn: Philosophy, Science and Culture (Cornell, 1991).