Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Rorty and the Mirror of Nature

Richard Rorty is one of the most influential, controversial and widelyread philosophers of the twentieth century. In this guidebook to Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Tartaglia analyses this challenging text and introduces and assesses:
• Rorty's life and the background to his philosophy
• the key themes and arguments of Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature
• the continuing importance of Rorty's work to philosophy.
Rorty and the Mirror of Nature is an ideal starting point for anyone new to Rorty, and will be essential reading for students of philosophy, cultural studies, literary theory and social science.