i read some of rorty and felt like screaming. do i think he is a fool? not at all; i think he's a sinister fellow actually. do i think he is worth writing about? for sure, because he is looking for a way out of the fukayama impasse. i do like rebecca comay's article on rorty, and ellen rooney has some interesting things to say as well. i was asking not for a character reference on rorty, but for someone to explain to me the attraction of his theories. am i looking for a debate? no. i was sincerely asking a question. i am baffled that some people would regard rorty as anything more than a (US/academic) supremacist. if there is more to him than this, i would really like to know.
regards, angela