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James Tartaglia's Outputs (64)

Rorty's thesis of the cultural specificity of philosophy (2014)
Journal Article
Tartaglia, J. (2014). Rorty's thesis of the cultural specificity of philosophy. Philosophy East and West, 1016 -1036. https://doi.org/10.1353/pew.2014.0089

In his brief consideration of non-Western philosophy between 1989 and 1991, Richard Rorty argued that dialogue between Western philosophy and non-Western traditions is not constructive since it almost inevitably involves fundamental misunderstanding,... Read More about Rorty's thesis of the cultural specificity of philosophy.

Philosophy in a meaningless life: a system of nihilism, consciousness and reality
Book
Tartaglia, J. (2015). Philosophy in a meaningless life: a system of nihilism, consciousness and reality

This book combines an account of the autonomy of philosophy with a new theory of consciousness. The account of philosophy is rooted in the question of the meaning of life. This question, it is argued, is neither obscure nor obsolete, but rather refle... Read More about Philosophy in a meaningless life: a system of nihilism, consciousness and reality.