Rorty and Pragmatism: The Philosopher Responds to His Critics (Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy) by Herman Saatkamp Jr (PDF)

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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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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Richard Rorty is a philosopher who has been taken seriously in fields and disciplines far beyond his own. He challenges established forms of philosophical inquiry, particularly epistemology and metaphysics, jettisoning philosophical claims to unchanging truth and to scientific accuracy. His view that philosophy is pragmatic, interpretive, and historicist has brought him both accolades and criticism. In Rorty and Pragmatism, this highly influential and sometimes controversial philosopher responds to several of his most prominent critics, representing a wide range of backgrounds and concerns. Each of these critical challenges raises significant questions about Rorty’s philosophical outlook. Whether or not one agrees with all of his positions, his replies are consequential. They provide insight into Rorty’s thought, its development, and his sense of the future of philosophy. They further the discussion of the role of philosophy and of its contributions to society. About the Author Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr., Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University, is general editor of the Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy.

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⭐This useful set of essays gives a thorough pro/con perspective on the revival of pragmatism and the place of Rorty in that revival. Each essay has a reply by Rorty. One of the essays aptly depicts the strain of ‘naturalized Hegelianism’ that pervades the pragmatic enterprise in the wake of Dewey whose seminal influence and early study of Hegel has come to set the tone of everything that followed. Indeed, the first essay by Rorty himself examines ‘Dewey between Hegel and Darwin’. Ay, there’s the rub. The influence of Darwin on Dewey is arguably the point where the whole subject was led astray into a new metaphysics, in the name of escaping it. Behind this lies the consistent prejudice against Plato and Kant, a puzzling stance, and one that haunts the whole school of pragmatists with a charge of presiding over dissolution with non-philosophy.

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