A Comparison of Something with Something Else

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ID4271399
AuthorsHilary Putnam (corresponding author)
Year1985
Volume17
Issue1
Pages61
Publication date1985-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Literary History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0028-6087 • E-ISSN: 1080-661X
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/468979
OpenAlexW2325802258
LanguageEN
Citations received11

nouncement that we would discuss such questions as ... , followed by the formidable list of questions that we all received). Now, I don't want to plead complete innocence with respect to but I have to admit that this idea made my blood run cold. On the other hand, there are points at which the ideas of Richard Rorty and the ideas of Van Quine can be compared, and I do think such a comparison can deepen our understanding of both thinkers. Rorty is close to (if by no means identical with) literary theory, and Quine is certainly a towering figure in philosophy of science. So I was sort of fulfilling the assignment (as the student says, shamefacedly) by comparing R. R. and W. V. Q. My purpose is not merely to deepen our understanding of Rortian and Quinian views, however worthwhile that may be. I also hope to explain precisely why I feel compelled to get off the boat (both boats) at a certain point. That the reasons that make one philosopher unable to go all the way with Rorty's version of-call it historicism, or deconstruction-are not all that different from the ones that make

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