Richard Rorty
Contemporary United States Pragmatism
Biography
American philosopher. Combined pragmatism with postmodern philosophy.
Life Dates
Born: October 4, 1931
Died: June 8, 2007
Notable Quotes
"Truth is what your contemporaries let you get away with saying."
"The world does not speak. Only we do."
"There is no algorithm for discovery."
"Solidarity is more important than objectivity."
"Philosophy makes progress not by becoming more rigorous but by becoming more imaginative."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestNancy CartwrightWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars