Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature
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Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature is a 1979 book by Richard Rorty that critiques traditional epistemology and challenges the idea of knowledge as a mirror-like representation of reality.
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| Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Context triple: [Richard Rorty, notableWork, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature]
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On Philosophy and Its Method
"On Philosophy and Its Method" is a section of Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophical work that outlines his views on the nature, scope, and proper procedure of philosophical inquiry.
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B.
Convention: A Philosophical Study
Convention: A Philosophical Study is a landmark 1969 book by philosopher David Lewis that develops a formal account of social conventions using tools from game theory and modal logic.
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C.
Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning)
Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning) is a posthumously published, dense and experimental work by Martin Heidegger that elaborates his later thinking on being, history, and the event (Ereignis).
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Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
"Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature" is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling’s early work in which he develops a speculative, Romantic-influenced philosophy of nature that complements and prepares the ground for his later System of Transcendental Idealism.
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E.
Philosophical Papers, Volume II
Philosophical Papers, Volume II is a collection of influential essays by David Lewis that develops his views on metaphysics, philosophy of language, and mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Target entity description: Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature is a 1979 book by Richard Rorty that critiques traditional epistemology and challenges the idea of knowledge as a mirror-like representation of reality.
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A.
On Philosophy and Its Method
"On Philosophy and Its Method" is a section of Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophical work that outlines his views on the nature, scope, and proper procedure of philosophical inquiry.
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B.
Convention: A Philosophical Study
Convention: A Philosophical Study is a landmark 1969 book by philosopher David Lewis that develops a formal account of social conventions using tools from game theory and modal logic.
-
C.
Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning)
Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning) is a posthumously published, dense and experimental work by Martin Heidegger that elaborates his later thinking on being, history, and the event (Ereignis).
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D.
Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
"Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature" is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling’s early work in which he develops a speculative, Romantic-influenced philosophy of nature that complements and prepares the ground for his later System of Transcendental Idealism.
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E.
Philosophical Papers, Volume II
Philosophical Papers, Volume II is a collection of influential essays by David Lewis that develops his views on metaphysics, philosophy of language, and mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Richard Rorty ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
critique of foundationalism
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critique of representationalism ⓘ critique of the correspondence theory of truth ⓘ critique of traditional epistemology ⓘ defense of neopragmatism ⓘ historicist view of philosophy ⓘ rejection of knowledge as mirror-like representation of reality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Cartesian epistemology
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Kantian foundationalism ⓘ logical empiricism ⓘ the idea of the mind as a mirror of nature ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial among analytic philosophers
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highly influential in late 20th-century Anglo-American philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary pragmatism
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cultural studies ⓘ literary theory ⓘ post-analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Donald Davidson
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Hans-Georg Gadamer ⓘ John Dewey ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Thomas Kuhn ⓘ Wilfrid Sellars ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780691020167 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
analytic philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
abandonment of the search for epistemic foundations
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philosophy as cultural politics ⓘ |
| partTitle |
“Mirroring”
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“Our Glassy Essence” ⓘ “Philosophy” ⓘ |
| proposes |
conversation as a model for philosophy
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edifying philosophy instead of systematic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Consequences of Pragmatism
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Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity ⓘ |
| structure | three-part book ⓘ |
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