There has developed in the professional literature a distinct tradition of interpreting and reconstructing Quine’s epistemology. The tradition has its roots in Gilbert Harman’s influential interpretation of Quine as an empiricist and in Harman’s reconstruction of Quine’s views on meaning.’ Richard Rorty, and those influenced by what may fairly be called the “Princeton School” of Quine scholarsh...

Richard Rorty’s critics often considered him a relativist and subjectivist, but he should be described as particular type of sceptic: an ironist. The accusations relativism subjectivism only apply to philosophy if we evaluate it through the lenses very perspective seeks reject - path bit senseless taken. To illustrate, I will consider comment on some criticisms raised against Rorty by Hilary Pu...

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