Philosophy as Cultural Politics
Philosophy as Cultural Politics: Philosophical Papers: v.4 is a 2007 book by the philosopher Richard Rorty. A compilation of selected philosophical papers written by Rorty between 1997 and 2007, it complements three previous selections of his papers.
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| Author | Richard Rorty |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Published | 2007 |
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| ISBN | 978-0521698351 |
Summary
Rorty explores the relation between philosophy and culture.
Topics covered include:
- the changing role of philosophy in Western culture over the course of recent centuries,
- the role of the imagination in intellectual and moral progress,
- the notion of 'moral identity',
- Wittgenstein's claim that the problems of philosophy are linguistic in nature,
- the irrelevance of cognitive science to philosophy
- the mistaken idea that philosophers should find the 'place' of such things as consciousness and moral value in a world of physical particles.
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References
- Richard Rorty, Philosophy as Cultural Politics: Philosophical Papers, Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 0-521-69835-9. ISBN 978-0-521-69835-1.
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