Pragmatism as anti-authoritarianism /
In his final work, Richard Rorty provides the definitive statement of his political thought. Rorty equates pragmatism with anti-authoritarianism, arguing that because there is no authority we can rely on to ascertain truth, we can only do so intersubjectively. It follows that we must learn to think...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | In his final work, Richard Rorty provides the definitive statement of his political thought. Rorty equates pragmatism with anti-authoritarianism, arguing that because there is no authority we can rely on to ascertain truth, we can only do so intersubjectively. It follows that we must learn to think and care about what others think and care about. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxv, 236 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674248915 0674248910 |