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Objectivity, Relativism & Truth v1

Objectivity, Relativism & Truth v1

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Series: Richard Rorty: Philosophical Papers Set 4 Paperbacks, Book 1

Philosophy

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ISBN10: 0521358779
ISBN13: 9780521358774
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 30 1990
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.89 Depth: 8.94
Language: English
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.

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