The Philosophy of Richard Rorty

by Randall E. Auxier

Richard Rorty was a seminal figure in philosophy, transforming the discipline during the last quarter of the 20th century and setting it on a new path for the 21st. An early, implacable critic of the widespread preoccupation with questions of truth, representation, and the foundations of knowledge, Rorty promoted a new type of philosophical pragmatism with great persuasive power, and many have credited him with inspiring the renewed interest in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812696417
• ISBN13: 9780812696417
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 782 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"