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Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher Book
On his death in 2007, Richard Rorty was heralded by the New York Times as â??one of the worldâ??s most influential contemporary thinkers.â? Controversial on the left and the right for his critiques of objectivity and political radicalism, Rorty experienced a renown denied to all but a handful of living philosophers. In this masterly biography, Neil Gross explores the path of Rortyâ??s thought over the decades in order to trace the intellectual and professional journey that led him to that prominence.The child of a pair of leftist writers who worried that their precocious son â??wasnâ??t rebellious enough,â? Rorty enrolled at the University of Chicago at the age of fifteen. There he came under the tutelage of polymath Richard McKeon, whose catholic approach to philosophical systems … read more...
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