[MD] Rorty's Relativism

[MarshaV]

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dmb says:
I disagree. I think that's exactly what happened to our friend Matt. And
it's not just a problem about students. It's also a problem for grandmothers
like Marsha, who thinks Pirsig is a relativist. They both tend to use
pragmatism to assert a position that I'd characterize as philosophical
narcissism. Neither seems particularly interested in discovering what the
MOQ means per se. They just take the parts that please them and ignore the
rest. Rorty reads things this way too and I just don't see how that sort of
thing can be intellectually responsible or fair or accurate. In short, I
think that sort of whimsy is bogus and extremely objectionable.


 
Marsha:
That's my label, Dave, grandmother?  You have as much wisdom as a thin slice
of salami.