Episteme
Abstract
This article takes a look at the place and significance of Rorty’s neo-pragmatism. The author makes an effort to parse out how Rorty fits into the history of pragmatism, philosophies of language, science, and history, and in connection to such explicitly related philosophers as Dewey, James, Davidson, and Kuhn. The author covers a great deal of ground, discussing pragmatist topics such as verification, truth, and culture, as well as Rorty-specific conceptions of semantics, ethnocentrism, post-Kuhn paradigms, and a metaphysics that bears resemblance to Kant’s divided realms.
Recommended Citation
Forney, Andrew
(2001)
"Pragmatism, Neo-Pragmatism, Language and 'Truth',"
Episteme: Vol. 12, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.denison.edu/episteme/vol12/iss1/5