Richard Rorty: Prophet and Poet of the New Pragmatism (S U N Y Series in Philosophy) - Softcover

Hall, David L.

 
9780791417720: Richard Rorty: Prophet and Poet of the New Pragmatism (S U N Y Series in Philosophy)

Synopsis

This book is a discussion of the nature and import of Richard Rorty's philosophy, particularly as it relates to his reevaluation of American pragmatism. Rorty's thinking is assessed within the context of both modern and postmodern intellectual trends, and his thought is contrasted with that of his principal contemporaries in America and Europe, including Donald Davidson, W. V. O. Quine, Jürgen Habermas, Michel Foucault, Martin Heidegger, and Jacques Derrida.

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About the Author

David L. Hall is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is the author of The Arimaspian Eye; Eros and Irony: A Prelude to Philosophical Anarchism; and co-author with Roger T. Ames of Thinking Through Confucius, all published by SUNY Press.

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This book is a discussion of the nature and import of Richard Rorty's philosophy, particularly as it relates to his reevaluation of American pragmatism.

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ISBN 10:  0791417719 ISBN 13:  9780791417713
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1993
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