I can’t shake off the idea that Rorty either deliberately was including performance art into his presentation of his ideas or he was on the spectrum. I admire him tremendously and agree vastly, but some of his comments seem like he’s putting me on. He must beeeeeee.
Humorously grumpy ... maybe it’s impolite to press the question too much, but it seems like in the end, there is some philosophical reason Rorty thinks countries should all be more like Sweden.
The interviewer is perhaps a little dithering sometimes. But the interview is still a success inasmuch one is left with a quite clear view of Rorty as a rather pedestrian reformist liberal capitalist. To his credit, he doesn't try to hide it. [Also: I wish the interviewer had pressed Rorty on his apparent inconsistencies. For someone who is so skeptical about truth, he does come across as rather dogmatic sometimes, and quite self-assuredly or smugly at that.]
Thanks for sharing this! Rorty was and remains an intellectual hero of mine, and I wish I had a chance to speak with him @ Stanford before he died.
Great interviewer!
I can’t shake off the idea that Rorty either deliberately was including performance art into his presentation of his ideas or he was on the spectrum. I admire him tremendously and agree vastly, but some of his comments seem like he’s putting me on. He must beeeeeee.
Humorously grumpy ... maybe it’s impolite to press the question too much, but it seems like in the end, there is some philosophical reason Rorty thinks countries should all be more like Sweden.
You could do a lot worse
hilarious
Richard Rorty is modern god of phosophy
The interviewer is perhaps a little dithering sometimes. But the interview is still a success inasmuch one is left with a quite clear view of Rorty as a rather pedestrian reformist liberal capitalist. To his credit, he doesn't try to hide it. [Also: I wish the interviewer had pressed Rorty on his apparent inconsistencies. For someone who is so skeptical about truth, he does come across as rather dogmatic sometimes, and quite self-assuredly or smugly at that.]
Active auto subtitles pls
“[The Statue of Liberty] has done more for human happiness than the Buddha ever did”
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18:10
Rorty was a nice balance to this hippie interviewer.