This book examines Richard Rorty's pragmatist philosophy for thinking about the aims and processes of liberal education, offering a radical re-interpretation of the philosopher's arguments against metaphysics. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476. . 1994. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: For the Love of Perfection: Richard Rorty and Liberal Education
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415910501
ISBN 13: 9780415910507
Binding: Hardcover
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For the Love of Perfection examines Richard Rorty's pragmatist philosophy for thinking about the aims and processes of liberal education. Offering a radical re-interpretation of the philosopher's arguments against metaphysics, Ren� V. Arcilla demonstrates how Rorty's thinking may be re-envisioned to take greater account of today's multicultural society.

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Ren� Vincente Arcilla is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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