Richard Rorty

Richard McKay Rorty (October 4, 1931 - June 8, 2007) was an American philosopher. He had a long and diverse career in Philosophy, Humanities, and Literature departments. His complex intellectual background gave him a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the analytical tradition in philosophy he would later famously reject. Richard Rorty was born October 4, 1931 in New York City to James and Winifred Rorty. Winifred was the daughter of Social Gospel theologian Walter Rauschenbusch. Rorty enrolled at the University of Chicago shortly before turning 15, where he received a bachelor's and a master's degree in philosophy, continuing at Yale University for a PhD in philosophy. He served two years in the army, and then taught at Wellesley College for three years, until 1961. Thereafter for 21 years at Princeton University Rorty was a professor of philosophy. In 1982 he became Kenan Professor of the Humanities at the University Of Virginia. In 1998 Rorty became professor emeritus of... full article at wikipedia