Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth: Volume 1: Philosophical Papers

Name: Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth: Volume 1: Philosophical Papers
Brand: Cambridge University Press
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hardcover – November 30, 1990

by Rorty, Richard

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ISBN-13: 9780521353694 ISBN-10: 0521353696

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Cambridge University Press

Binding

hardcover

Published

November 30, 1990

Weight

1.1 lbs

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24.10×1.90×16.50 cm

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Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth: Volume 1: Philosophical Papers by Rorty, Richard. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780521353694.

In this volume Rorty offers a Deweyan account of objectivity as intersubjectivity, one that drops claims about universal validity and instead focuses on utility for the purposes of a community. The sense in which the natural sciences are exemplary for inquiry is explicated in terms of the moral virtues of scientific communities rather than in terms of a special scientific method. The volume concludes with reflections on the relation of social democratic politics to philosophy.