I'm actually surprised this has got positive feedback: http://lastpositivist.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-name-rorty-sounds-vaguely-irish-to.html … - no Rorty fans amongst my tweeple? #LastPositivst #Philosophy
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Replying to @lastpositivist
@lastpositivist Rorty is vindicated once you answer the question, "What has Philosophy contributed recently to society and progress?" Nadda.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Mark_Caldeira So I agree with that; just I think that also covers Rorty (and, per the edit, apparently Rorty thought it also covers Rorty!)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@lastpositivist Curious how you reconcile logician aspirations with later and post-Wittgenstein? Logic=good for programming; anything else?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Mark_Caldeira Ha; I don't really worry about reconciling my lifeplans with Wittgenstein! I make use of logic in analysis of decision theory1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@lastpositivist Good one! And utilitarianism? How do you avoid the tyranny by the majority and potential persecution of the minority?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Mark_Caldeira Are you a philosophy student/professor/interested person outside the academy?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@lastpositivist We're all students, aren't we?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Mark_Caldeira I guess so - certainly I am :)
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