Arthur C. Danto schreibt über Richard Rorty und sein letztes Buch ‘Philosophy as Cultural Politics’. Dabei stimmt Danto Rortys Urteil über die Philosophie nicht zu:
“Rorty writes that “philosophers’ explanations of how the mind is related to the brain, or of how there can be a place for value in a world of fact, or of how free will and mechanism might be reconciled, do not intrigue most contemporary intellectuals.” The obvious response to this is surely, “So what?” Maybe the things that intrigue contemporary intellectuals don’t especially engage philosophers. What guarantee is there that turning our backs on the great questions of philosophy in favor of doing cultural politics will make people happier, freer, and more flexible persons? Philosophy no more than physics produces practical wisdom.” [Arthur C. Danto: Margins for Error]
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