Adrian Rutt

Richard Rorty Rortyan Liberalism Truth Pragmatism Cheryl Misak Philosophy

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Rortian Liberalism and the Problem of Truth

April 16, 2021August 10, 2022 16 min read Adrian Rutt Epistemology, Essential Reading, Liberalism, Politics, Pragmatism, Truth

In defending liberalism, the philosopher Richard Rorty argues that there is no difference—in practice—between aiming at justification and aiming at something more called truth.