Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Rorty and the Mirror of Nature

ISBN-13: 9780415383301 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 257 str.

Jame Tartaglia; James Tartaglia

Opis

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 analyzes 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 essential reading for students in philosophy, cultural studies, literary theory and social science.

Spis treści

1. Rorty  2. The Mirror of Nature  3. The Origins of the Mirror  4. The Antipodeans  5. The Origins of Philosophy  6. Linguistic Holism  7. Naturalized Epistemology: Psychology  8. Naturalized Epistemology: Language  9. Science and Pluralism  10. The Power of Strangeness  Bibliography  Notes

O autorze

James Tartaglia is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Keele, UK.