Education, Philosophy, and Politics
by
Michael A. Peters, Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr., Steven Best
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2001
Richard Rorty's neopragmatist philosophy marks him as one of the most gifted and controversial thinkers of his time. Antifoundationalism and antirepresentationalism are the guiding motifs in his thought. He wants to jettison a set of philosophical distinctions—appearance/reality, mind/body, morality/prudence—that...