10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RORTY»
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Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
In this 1989 book Rorty argues that thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein have enabled societies to see themselves as historical contingencies, rather than as expressions of underlying, ahistorical human nature or as ...
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Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature
30 years ago Richard Rorty argued that philosophers had developed an unhealthy obsession with the notion of representation: comparing the mind to a mirror that reflects reality. The book now stands as a classic of 20th-century philosophy.
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Richard
Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher
On his death in 2007, Richard Rorty was heralded by the New York Times as ''one of the world's most influential contemporary thinkers.
Neil Gross, Professor of Sociology Neil Gross,
2010
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Truth and Progress: Philosophical Papers
This eagerly awaited book complements two highly successful previously published volumes of Richard Rorty's philosophical papers: Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth, and Essays on Heidegger and Others.
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Essays on Aristotle's Ethics
"Uniformly distinguished. . . . The cream of the philosophical thinking that has been done by students of Aristotle in this country and in Britain in the last few years. This compilation will mark a high point of excellence in its genre.
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Essays on Heidegger and Others: Philosophical Papers
The second volume pursues the themes of the first volume in the context of discussions of recent European philosophy focusing on the work of Heidegger and Derrida.
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Richard
Rorty: Education, Philosophy, and Politics
This distinctive collection by scholars from around the world focuses upon the cultural, educational, and political significance of his thought.
" Alan Malachowski, University of Stellenbosch The Rorty Reader represents the first comprehensive collection of the writings of Richard Rorty, one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers, best known for the controversial ...
Christopher J. Voparil, Richard J. Bernstein,
2010
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Philosophy and Social Hope
Richard Rorty is one of the most provocative figures in recent philosophical, literary and cultural debate. This collection brings together those of his writings aimed at a wider audience, many published in book form for the first time.
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Heidegger,
Rorty, and the Eastern Thinkers: A Hermeneutics ...
Explores the cross-cultural endeavors of Rorty and Heidegger, particularly how this work addresses the possibilities of comparative philosophy itself.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RORTY»
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With a 260kW 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo it's a rorty engine that makes for one potent hot hatch. The track was wet, something that kept the electronics busy as ... «Drive, Jun 15»
For Its Moral Ideals, Evolutionary Materialism "Freeloads" from …
A few intrepid atheists admit outright that they have to borrow the ideal of human rights from Christianity. Philosopher Richard Rorty was a committed Darwinist, ... «Discovery Institute, May 15»
Philosophy Returns to the Real World
It was in one of Fish's seminars that I first read Richard Rorty, another arch-postmodernist who was later my dissertation adviser. Rorty convincingly defended ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
Bizarre Courtroom Spectacle Plays Out as George Shirakawa Gets …
Rorty and Shirakawa met briefly with reporters outside of court and said they were ... When the judge asked Rorty if he had anything to add to his description of ... «San Jose Inside, Apr 15»
March 22, 1941: The Grand Coulee Dam Opens
In The Nation in 1935, James Rorty—father of the philosopher Richard Rorty, and a frequent Nation correspondent—wrote an article critical of the Grand Coulee ... «The Nation., Mar 15»
Ex-SJ Councilman Could Get Immunity For Testifying Against …
Shirakawa's attorney Jay Rorty today filed a motion to exclude the prosecution's DNA evidence that he said were extracted from two anti-Carrasco mailers. «KRON 4, Feb 15»
Achieving our empathy
Stoughton makes brief reference to Richard Rorty in his piece, and I think it's valuable to spend a little more time talking about the American philosopher. «CU Columbia Spectator, Feb 15»
Week 4: Progressive Liberalism—Contemporary Voices
Rorty's short book Achieving Our Country sought to revive the fortunes of the Left from what he regarded as its lamentable embrace of cultural and identity ... «The American Conservative, Feb 15»
San Jose police ask for public's help in locating missing 6-year-old …
The mother of Sergio Zepeda, who is autistic and non-verbal, said her son disappeared from their residence on the 2900 block of Rorty Drive in South San Jose ... «San Jose Mercury News, Sep 14»
Shirakawa fights back on second political corruption case
In an unusually aggressive 70-page tome that prosecutors hotly dispute, Shirakawa's new lawyer, Santa Cruz-based defense attorney Jay Rorty, claims the court ... «San Jose Mercury News, Aug 14»