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Philosophy and Social Hope. Penguin Books. 1999. (1st Edition) by Professor Richard Rorty Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2000 ISBN-10: 0-14-026288-1 / 0140262881 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-026288-9 / 9780140262889 A superb introduction to one of today's leading and most provocative thinkers. Since Plato most philosophy has aimed at true knowledge, penetrating beneath appearances to an underlying reality. Against this tradition, Richard Rorty convincingly argues, pragmatism offers a new philosophy of hope. One |