Richard Rorty quotes - page 2

Truth is simply a compliment paid to sentences seen to be paying their way. (Richard Rorty)
I think of an intellectual as just being bookish, being interested in history books, utopian ideas, that kind of thing. View quote
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The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial. View quote
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I think you can have a Left that isn't culturally conservative talking about lunch-bucket issues. View quote
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Well, what there ought to be is an international labor organization, a confederation of the trade unions of all the countries speaking for the workers who are competing with one another, and talking about the difference in wage levels between, say, Europe and Indonesia. View quote
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I think that a good Left is a party that always thinks about the future and doesn't care much about our past sins. View quote
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Richard Rorty

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Occupation: American Philosopher
Born: October 4, 1931
Died: June 8, 2007
Quotes count: 31
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