Richard Rorty Book

I'm not sure exactly what the point of this book was supposed to be. I'm fairly familiar with Rorty's work myself, and it seems to me that this book was just an extended butt-kissing session. It tried so hard to be an introduction, explanation, and defense of Rorty at the same time that it missed the mark on all three. It's certainly more of a discussion of work *about* Rorty than about any of Rorty's work itself, yet the author takes great pains to try to convince you otherwise.

If you've already read some of Rorty's works and want to hear "the same" thing sung in a slightly different key, you might find this interesting. Otherwise your time would be much better spent reading Rorty's books themselves and forming your own opinion. This was too much like a salesman trying to pitch another salesman.