Richard Rorty vs. Martin Heidegger
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Richard Rorty
1931 – 2007
Richard McKay Rorty was an American philosopher, historian of ideas, and public intellectual. Educated at the University of Chicago and Yale University, Rorty's academic career included appointments as the Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, the Kenan Professor of Humanities at the University of Virginia, and a professor of comparative literature at Stanford University. Among his most influential books are Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (1979), Consequences of Pragmatism (1982), and Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1989).
"When the individual finds in her conscience beliefs that are relevant to public policy but incapable of the defense on the basis of beliefs common to her fellow…"
Martin Heidegger
1889 – 1976
Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher whose work was central to the development of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He has had a considerable impact on fields ranging from philosophy and theology to literary theory and political philosophy.
"Today we decide about metaphysics and about even more elevated things at philosophy conferences. For everything that is to be done these days we must first have…"
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