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Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to
Rorty and the
Mirror of Nature
‘The book is clearly written and fair-minded throughout, just the sort of
work one would want as a guidebook for reading an important and diffi-
cult book. In this sense, it seems clear about its audience and will be
useful for a sophisticated study of Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature
and also of interest to those who already have a good deal of background
and familiarity with Rorty.’
David Hiley, University of New Hampshire, USA
‘This is well-written, clear, accessible, sharp and pitched at the right level.
It strikes the right balance between the detailed exploration of particular
arguments, and setting Rorty’s book in a wider intellectual context.’
Matthew Festenstein, University of York, UK
Richard Rorty is one of the most influential, controversial and widely-
read philosophers of the twentieth century. In this guidebook to
Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Tartaglia analyses this chal-
lenging text and introduces and assesses:
• Rorty's life and the background to his philosophy
• the key themes and arguments of Philosophy and the Mirror of
Nature
• the continuing importance of Rorty's work to philosophy.
Rorty and the Mirror of Nature is an ideal starting point for anyone
new to Rorty, and will be essential reading for students of philosophy,
cultural studies, literary theory and social science.
James Tartaglia is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Keele, UK.
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