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Philosophy and social hope

By Richard Rorty

Book information

Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Year
2000
ISBN
9780140262889, 0140262881
LCC
B945.R521 R67 1999
Open Library ID
OL23241444M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13397502 bytes)
Pages
160\160
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

A superb introduction to one of today's leading and most provocative thinkers.Since Plato most philosophy has aimed at true knowledge, penetrating beneath appearances to an underlying reality. Against this tradition, Richard Rorty convincingly argues, pragmatism offers a new philosophy of hope. One of the most controversial figures in recent philosophical and wider literary and cultural debate, Rorty brings together an original collection of his most recent philosophical and cultural writings. He explains in a fascinating memoir how he began to move away from Plato towards William James and Dewey, culminating in his own version of pragmatism. What ultimately matters, Rorty suggests, is not whether our ideas correspond to some fundamental reality but whether they help us carry out practical tasks and create a fairer and more democratic society.Aimed at a general audience, this volume offers a stimulating summary of Rorty's central philosophical beliefs, as well as some challenging insights into contemporary culture, justice, education, and love.

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