Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Rorty and the Mirror of Nature

<p>Richard Rorty is one of the most influential controversial and widely-read philosophers of the twentieth century. In this GuideBook to <em>Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature</em> Tartaglia analyzes this challenging text and introduces and assesses:</p><ul> <li>Rorty's life and the background to his philosophy</li> <li>the key themes and arguments of <em>Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature</em> </li> <li>the continuing importance of Rorty's work to philosophy. </li> </ul><p><em>Rorty and the Mirror of Nature</em> is an ideal starting-point for anyone new to Rorty and essential reading for students in philosophy cultural studies literary theory and social science.</p>