Take Care of Freedom and Truth Will Take Care of Itself: Interviews with Richard RortyThis volume collects a number of important and revealing interviews with Richard Rorty, spanning more than two decades of his public intellectual commentary, engagement, and criticism. In colloquial language, Rorty discusses the relevance and nonrelevance of philosophy to American political and public life. The collection also provides a candid set of insights into Rorty's political beliefs and his commitment to the labor and union traditions in this country. Finally, the interviews reveal Rorty to be a deeply engaged social thinker and observer. |
Contents
Richard Rortys Pilgrimage I | 1 |
From Philosophy to Postphilosophy | 18 |
Postphilosophical Politics | 28 |
After Philosophy Democracy | 34 |
Toward a Postmetaphysical Culture | 46 |
There Is a Crisis Coming | 56 |
Persuasion Is a Good Thing | 66 |
On Philosophy and Politics | 89 |
The Best Can Be an Enemy of the Better | 104 |
IO On September II 2001 | 114 |
Worlds or Words Apart? The Consequences | 120 |
Biography and Philosophy | 148 |
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Sources | 207 |
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