Rorty on Pragmatism

[elmasloco15]

Anglo Thought and Anglo Mind, just stop thinking and be a slave to Capitalism. That is the mind of Richard Rorty.

[elmasloco15]

Pragmatist don't care about Idealism eventhough Pragmatism is an ideal in it-self.

[MoveFX]

Rorty stated 'to stop thinking in terms of...' and lists dichotomies. A pragmatist looks at a half empty cup and asks - it it enough liquid for my needs, and can I utilise it.

A pragmatist doesn't ask how many sips until the glass becomes empty, whether this is good or bad, whether taste resides in the liquid or the tong, should it be given to a thirstier person, etc etc etc etc.

[jzoom45]

where can i get the whole interview

[fromis111]

@jzoom45 i watched it in google video a couple months ago

[ASSASSINgamer]

being a relavist is a trait of pragmatism. So is beliving in 6 billion different realities or perspectives.

[marleyman14]

This guy is an idiot, he denies reality!! This anti realist cannot talk about anything because anything refers to and independent reality. Do not listen to this stupid anti-realist.

[keitaro202]

@marleyman14

what? rorty and anti-realist? What? He just said in this interview to reject the notion of reality and appearances....how is this anti-realist?

[marleyman14]

@keitaro202 didn't u just answer ur own question, ' to reject the notion of a reality'

[keitaro202]

@marleyman14

you apparently only read half of sentences. He rejects the notion of "reality vs appearance." To reject the notion of 'mind vs body' is not to reject the mind. To reject the notion of a fact/value dichotomy is not to reject facts. Likewise, to reject a reality vs appearance attitude is not to reject reality.

Rorty said nothing about rejecting reality. He said we need to reject the dichotmoy between reality and appearance.

[marleyman14]

@keitaro202 Yes but in essence if you read his books you will find he is a relatavist ( truth is contained within the mind ) which basically means that if he is allowing reality than he is allowing 6 Billion different realities for every human as we all veiw the world differntly. He also thinks that we cannot understand alternative conceptual schemes. But the paradox is that to know a differnce is to a accknowledge a mutually intelligable area.

[keitaro202]

@marleyman14 the mere calling someone a relativist is not enough to discredit what they have to say. There are many arguments for the idea that there are an infinite amount of conceptual schemes. Rorty never denies an area in which experience is done; but he does deny the notion that there is one single description which is True.Just like how there is no universal math which is True, there is no ultimately True description of the universe as well.

[keitaro202]

@marleyman14

if anything, Rorty is more akin to a conceptual relatvist. But conceptual relatvism is not inconsistent with external realism. The former does not entail the negation of the latter; hence there is no apparent "paradox."

[DanLackey]

man the CLEVER animal . . .

[Xaldon]

where can I get the entire interview?

[inotherplaces]

Did you find it? I found it by searching vtap (dot) com for richard rorty.

[Xaldon]

inotherplaces,

do you have the link?

[mhnin]

The full interview is now linked to in the video description (usually show to the right of the video).