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Single Idea 4726

[from 'Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature' by Richard Rorty, in 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 9. Rejecting Truth ]

Full Idea

Rorty seems to view truth as simply being able to hold one's view against all comers.

Gist of Idea

Rorty seems to view truth as simply being able to hold one's view against all comers

Source

report of Richard Rorty (Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature [1980]) by Paul O'Grady - Relativism Ch.4

Book Reference

O'Grady,Paul: 'Relativism' [Acumen 2002], p.108


A Reaction

This may be a caricature of Rorty, but he certainly seems to be in the business of denying truth as much as possible. This strikes me as the essence of pragmatism, and as a kind of philosophical nihilism.