The Rorty Discussion with Donald Davidson - Part 4 of 6

I haven't read much Rorty, but it seems as though his relativism and nihilism, basically his attack on reason and truth, are mere tools to justify of his own ideology--namely Marxism. Now, I don't know if he's a Marxist, but it sure seems like it. There has never been a rational Marxist, or one who made much sense. They ride the abstraction train, which has is so fashionable.

"Let Frege re-Kantianize us"
hits the nail on its head. Davidson is somewhat skeptical that what is essential still the Kantian plan of the philosophical project does still steer analytical philosophy but I think this is a wounding blow to Davidson at this point.

"Kibitzing over alternative discourses within the culture...cleaning up some loose edges"
lulz. I think that is exactly what philosophy is.
Davidson's social commentary that philosophy is bastardized nowadays and his eulogy to Russell goes somewhat to show that he would like to go back to a time where philosophy was done by white upper-class males, and I am not trolling, I really think he is nostalgic about those "good ol' days".