This week we take a gander at Richard Rorty's book Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity, focusing primarily on chapter 4. We discuss his concept of a "final vocabulary" as well as his distinction between the ironist and the metaphysician. Enjoy!

This week we take a gander at Richard Rorty's book Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity, focusing primarily on chapter 4. We discuss his concept of a "final vocabulary" as well as his distinction between the ironist and the metaphysician. Enjoy!

Richard Rorty - Private Irony and Liberal Hope

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Welcome to Just Two Dudes Reading Theory! Where we attempt to take on both classic and more underground selections from the world of theory. Each episode we'll be reading and discussing a different text, including works of psychoanalysis, phenomenology, post-humanism, feminism, deconstruction, and much more!

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Richard Rorty - Private Irony and Liberal Hope

Richard Rorty - Private Irony and Liberal Hope