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Paul Austin Murphy’s Essays on Philosophy

Philosophy

too. His defenders and fans, on the other hand, deny this. Readers can make up their own minds after reading this essay and the quotes within it.
9 min readApr 4, 2025

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“While Richard Rorty’s later work questioned the traditional role of philosophy, it’s inaccurate to say he grew bored with philosophy itself.”

— See source .

It’s odd that in the , the first publication it cites (in its ‘Select Bibliography’) is from 1979. The , on the other hand, has a work published from 1952 in its own bibliography. Indeed, it cites many other publications which came before Rorty’s .

The young Rorty, who work was first published when he was 21.

Rorty edited in 1967 (when he was…

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