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Routledge philosophy guidebook to Rorty and the mirror of nature / James Tartaglia.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tartaglia, James, 1973-
- Series:
- Routledge philosophy guidebooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rorty, Richard. Philosophy and the mirror of nature.
- Rorty, Richard.
- Philosophy.
- Philosophy, Modern.
- Representation (Philosophy).
- Analysis (Philosophy).
- Civilization--Philosophy.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 257 pages ; 21 cm.
- Other Title:
- Rorty and the mirror of nature
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
- Summary:
- Richard Rorty is one of the most influential, controversial and widely-read philosophers of the twentieth century. In this guidebook to Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Tartaglia analyses this challenging text and introduces and assesses: Rorty's life and the background to his philosophy, the key themes and arguments of Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, the continuing importance of Rorty's work to philosophy. Rorty and the Mirror of Nature is an ideal starting point for anyone new to Rorty, and will be essential reading for students of philosophy, cultural studies, literary theory and social science.
- Contents:
- Rorty
- The mirror of nature
- The origins of the mirror
- The antipodeans
- The origins of philosophy
- Linguistic holism
- Naturalized epistemology : psychology
- Naturalized epistemology : language
- Science and pluralism
- The power of strangeness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-251) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415383301
- 9780415383318
- 9780203946008
- 0415383307
- 0415383315
- 0203946006
- OCLC:
- 79002146
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