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'''Richard Rorty''' was an American philosopher and literary theorist. He was a famous relativist in the American academia, along with [[Stanley Fish]], and believed that there is no fundamental truth outside historical circumstances. | '''Richard Rorty''' was an American philosopher and literary theorist. He was a famous relativist in the American academia, along with [[Stanley Fish]], and believed that there is no fundamental truth outside historical circumstances. | ||
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| + | He is a maternal grandson to [[Walter Rauschenbusch]], who was a major figure in the [[Social Gospel]] at the turn of the 20th century. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[John Dewey]] | *[[John Dewey]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophers]] | [[Category:Philosophers]] | ||
Revision as of 00:29, September 13, 2015
Richard Rorty was an American philosopher and literary theorist. He was a famous relativist in the American academia, along with Stanley Fish, and believed that there is no fundamental truth outside historical circumstances.
He is a maternal grandson to Walter Rauschenbusch, who was a major figure in the Social Gospel at the turn of the 20th century.