On Philosophy and Philosophers
Author | : Richard Rorty |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2020-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781108488457 |
ISBN-13 | : 1108488455 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On Philosophy and Philosophers by : Richard Rorty
Download or read book On Philosophy and Philosophers written by Richard Rorty and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Philosophers suffer from a peculiar occupational hazard; people are always coming up and asking them just what it is that they do and how they do it. This is not the sort of question that biologists or economists or musicians get asked; people know, pretty well, what they do, and they may or may not be interested in the details. But a philosopher is different - it is very hard to imagine just what he does with his time"--