Philosophy and Social Hope

Philosophy and Social Hope
AuthorRichard Rorty
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsPolitical philosophy, culture, literary criticism
PublisherPenguin Group
Publication date
1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages288
ISBN978-0-14-026288-9
OCLC41311603
191 21
LC ClassB945.R521 R67 1999

Philosophy and Social Hope is a 1999 book written by philosopher Richard Rorty and published by Penguin. The book is a collection of cultural and political essays intended to reach a wider audience and, like his previous books, it presents Rorty's own version of pragmatism. 'Trotsky and the Wild Orchids' is the most autobiographical piece and explains how he moved from Plato's philosophical framework towards Ludwig Wittgenstein's and John Dewey's anti-essentialism.

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