loppear reviewed Contingency, irony, and solidarity by Richard Rorty
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity is a 1989 book by the American philosopher Richard Rorty, based …
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3 stars
We keep re-describing history and ourselves, let's stop pretending we'll find the last best description before we die. And stop cruelly humiliating each other. There's some good stuff in here (Chapter 3 is particularly good description) but Rorty still manages to sound afraid of not being good enough despite arguing that "good enough" is all in his head.