{"product_id":"philosophy-and-the-mirror-of-richard-rorty-9780691178158","title":"Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen it first appeared in 1979, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and the Mirror of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e hit the philosophical world like a bombshell. In it, Richard Rorty argued that, beginning in the seventeenth century, philosophers developed an unhealthy obsession with the notion of representation: comparing the mind to a mirror that reflects reality. Rorty's book is a powerful critique of this imagery and the tradition of thought that it spawned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, the book remains a must-read and stands as a classic of twentieth-century philosophy. Its influence on the academy, both within philosophy and across a wide array of disciplines, continues unabated. This edition includes new essays by philosopher Michael Williams and literary scholar David Bromwich, as well as Rorty's previously unpublished essay \"The Philosopher as Expert.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Rorty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691178151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691178158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Richard Rorty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044105711871,"sku":"9780691178158","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_384ac7c4-20ec-42ec-b044-1f51415c2542.jpg?v=1684970970","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philosophy-and-the-mirror-of-richard-rorty-9780691178158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}