Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard Rorty
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Philosophy
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
- Subjects: Perception, Tradition, Reality, Truth, Intellect, Thought or thinking, Mirrors or lenses, Mind and body
Form and Content
Richard Rorty began the process of plotting out the ideas and approach of Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature while holding an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship in 1969-1970. The major portion of the manuscript was drafted during 1973-1974, while he held a Guggenheim Fellowship. Thus, by the time it reached final form, the book had been about ten years in the making—the rest of the work and revisions being fitted around his regular teaching load at Princeton University.
The philosophical method within which Rorty had been...
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