More stuff on Rorty continues to pour in.
Here are a few from the Continental Philosophy blog, including (generally positive) remarks from Habermas and (generally dismissive) remarks from Roger Scruton.
Here is more comment from Crooked Timber, with a few links of its own.
Here's a good summary of Rorty's path (and a comment on his most famous book).
Some more personal blog reflections here and here.
Here's a 1995 interview.
Here's a brief respectful note on Rorty's passing (with a link to something with a bit more bite to it).
I agree with Scruton.
ReplyDeleteThe following article in the LA Times has an amusing anecdote involving Rorty and Gadamer.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-sartwell12jun12,0,3550603.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail
Yes, I forgot that one. Here it is on the man's blog: link
ReplyDeleteAs for Scruton, I sort of agree with him myself (in that some of what he says is true). However, the difference between me and Scruton is that I understand what Rorty is after and I don't think he succeeds, while Scruton doesn't have a clue.
Thanks for collecting these links, Dave; very good stuff. I've put up some thoughts of my own about Rorty, kind of following upon the Linker-Yglesias-Holbo discussion, here. Let me know what you think, if you have the time.
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ReplyDeleteAnother link: http://www.slate.com/id/2168488/nav/tap2/
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