Rorty reviewed

Michael Perelman michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Mon Jun 1 13:10:42 PDT 1998


tugnsten.

Charles Brown wrote:


> And colonialist, imperialist aquisitiveness. Doesn't Viet Nam have bauxite or some other valuable metal ? and of course, millions of workers.
>
> Charles Brown
>
> >>> Brad De Long <delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU> 06/01 1:13 PM >>>
> Re:
>
> >The harsh response to Rorty may have something to do with his
> >penchant for gratuitous, con-baiting asides, such as the one in which he
> >absurdly states that "we caused the death of a million Vietnamese out of
> >sheer macho arrogance." In the course of the book, Rorty sets even
> >liberal teeth on edge with such outlandish statements
>
> But we did cause the death of a million Vietnamese out of sheer macho
> arrogance...
>
> Brad DeLong

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