Reconstructing Pragmatism: Richard Rorty and the Classical Pragmatists

by Christopher J Voparil, Christopher J. Voparil, Christopher J Voparil

The figure of Richard Rorty stands in complex relation to the tradition of American pragmatism. On the one hand, his intellectual creativity, lively prose, and bridge-building fueled the contemporary resurgence of pragmatism. On the other, his polemical claims and selective interpretations function as a negative, fixed pole against which thinkers of all stripes define themselves. Virtually all pragmatists on the contemporary scene, whether classical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197605729
• ISBN13: 9780197605721
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"