Richard Rorty belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Richard Rorty as American philosopher (1931–2007).
Richard Rorty was born at New York City in 1931. His recorded nationality is United States. He studied at University of Chicago and Yale University.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
His academic posts were held at Princeton University, Wellesley College and Stanford University.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy and pragmatism.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Recognition followed: Meister Eckhart Prize (2001) and Wilbur Cross Medal (2005).
That the work was done from United States matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Richard Rorty died in 2007, aged 76. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Meister Eckhart Prize — 2001
- Wilbur Cross Medal — 2005
- Held posts at Princeton University, Wellesley College and Stanford University
- Fields: philosophy and pragmatism
