Objectivity, relativism, and truth
By: Richard Rorty.
Series: Philosophical papers ;; v. 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Representation (Philosophy); Truth; Objectivity; Relativity; Postmodernism
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.