Philosophy and Social Hope Soft cover - 1999
by Rorty, Richard
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- Title Philosophy and Social Hope
- Author Rorty, Richard
- Binding Soft cover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Condition Used - Fine
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, London
- Date 1999
- Bookseller's Inventory # 134171
- ISBN 9780140262889 / 0140262881
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 7.78 x 5.08 x 0.81 in (19.76 x 12.90 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Philosophy, Modern - 20th century, Pragmatism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00269736
- Dewey Decimal Code 191
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Summary
Since Plato most philosophy has aimed at true knowledge, penetrating beneath appearances to an underlying reality. Against this tradition, Richard Rorty convincingly argues, pragmatism offers a new philosophy of hope. One of the most controversial figures in recent philosophical and wider literary and cultural debate, Rorty brings together an original collection of his most recent philosophical and cultural writings. He explains in a fascinating memoir how he began to move away from Plato towards William James and Dewey, culminating in his own version of pragmatism. What ultimately matters, Rorty suggests, is not whether our ideas correspond to some fundamental reality but whether they help us carry out practical tasks and create a fairer and more democratic society.
Aimed at a general audience, this volume offers a stimulating summary of Rorty's central philosophical beliefs, as well as some challenging insights into contemporary culture, justice, education, and love.
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- Books & Culture, 08/01/2000, Page 11