title: Philosophy in History: Essays in the Historiography of Philosophy (Ideas in Context)
author:  Richard Rorty 
description: Sixteen essays confront the current debate about the relationship between philosophy and its history. Part I contains more purely theoretical and methodological discussions, while Part II considers a number of case-histories drawn from ancient, early modern and more recent philosophy.
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  Richard Rorty
  
  Arguably the most influential of all contemporary English-speaking
  philosophers, Richard Rorty has transformed the way many inside and outside
  philosophy think about the discipline and the traditional ways of practicing
  it. Drawing on a wide range of thinkers from Darwin and James to Quine,
  Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Derrida, Rorty has injected a bold
  antifoundationalist vision into philosophical debate, into discussions in
  literary theory, communication studies, political theory, and education, and –
  as a public intellectual – into national debates about the responsibilities of
  America in the modern world.
  
  The essays in this volume offer a balanced exposition and critique of Rorty’s
  views on knowledge, language, truth, science, morality, and politics. The edi-
  torial introduction presents a valuable overview of Rorty’s philosophical
  vision.
  
  Written by a distinguished roster of philosophers, this volume