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Is Rorty a linguistic idealist?
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SYSNO ASEP 0364581 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Is Rorty a linguistic idealist? Author(s) Marvan, Tomáš (FLU-F) RID, ORCID, SAI Source Title Human Affairs. - : Walter de Gruyter - ISSN 1210-3055
Roč. 21, č. 3 (2011), s. 272-279Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country SK - Slovakia Keywords Rorty ; linguistic idealism ; internal realism ; intrinsic structure of reality ; representation Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion CEZ AV0Z90090514 - FLU-F (2005-2011) DOI 10.2478/s13374-011-0028-2 Annotation The paper addresses the recurrent charge that Richard Rorty is a "linguistic idealist". I show what the charge consists of and try to explain that there is a charitable reading of Rorty's works, according to which he is not guilty of linguistic idealism. This reading draws on Putnam's well-known conception of "internal realism" and accounts for the causal independence of the world on our linguistic practices. I also show how we can reconcile this causal independence of things and the sense of our discourse being guided by them with our autonomy with regard to the construction of various "vocabularies" with which we describe, or cope with, reality. In the final part, I address in some detail Rorty's animadversions concerning the idea of the intrinsic nature of reality. I show them to be only partly successful. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2012
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