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Philosophy and the
Mirror of Nature
RICHARD RORTY
Princeton University Press
Princeton, New Jersey
Copyright © 1979 by Princeton University Press
Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
All Rights Reserved
TO
M. V. R.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rorty, Richard.
Philosophy and the mirror of nature.
Includes index.
1. Philosophy. 2. Philosophy, Modern.
and body. 4. Representation (Philosophy)
(Philosophy) 6. Civilization-Philosophy.
B53·R68
3. Mind
5. Analysis
I. Title.
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79- 8 4 01 3
ISBN 0-691-07236-1
ISBN 0-691-02016-7 pbk.
Publication of this book has been aided by a grant from
The National Endowment for the Humanities
This book has been composed in Linotype Baskerville
Princeton University Press books are printed on acid-free paper and
meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on
Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library
Resources
Printed in the United States of America
Second printing, with corrections, 1980
First Princeton Paperback printing, 1980
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When we think about the future of the world, we always
have in mind its being at the place where it would be if it
continued to move as we see it moving now. We do not
realize that it moves not in a straight line, but in a curve,
and that its direction constantly changes.
Philosophy has made no progress? If somebody scratches
where it itches, does that count as progress? If not, does that
mean it wasn't an authentic scratch? Not an authentic
itch? Couldn't this response to the stimulus go on for quite
a long time until a remedy for itching is found?
Wenn wir an die Zukunft der Welt denken, so meinen wir
immer den Ort, wo sie sein wird, wenn sie so weiter Hiuft,
wie wir sie jetzt laufen sehen, und denken nicht, dass sie nicht
gerade Hiuft, sondern in einer Kurve, und ihre Richtung sich
konstant andert. (Ludwig Wittgenstein, Verrnischte Berner·
kungen, Frankfurt, 1977, p. 14·)
Die Philosophie hat keinen Fortschritt gemacht? Wenn Einer
kratzt, wo es ihn j uckt, muss ein Fortschritt zu sehen sein? 1st es
sonst kein echtes Kratzen, oder kein echtes Jucken? Und kann
nicht diese Reaktion auf die Reizung lange Zeit so weitergehen,
ehe ein Mittel gegen das Jucken gefunden wird? (Ibid., pp.
163- 164.)
Contents
Preface
xiii
Introduction
3
PART ONE: Our Glassy Essence
15
CHAPTER I: The Invention of the Mind
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1. CRITERIA OF THE MENTAL
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2. THE FUNCTIONAL, THE PHENOMENAL,
AND THE IMMATERIAL
22
3. THE DIVERSITY OF MIND-BODY
PROBLEMS
3 2
4. MIND AS THE GRASP OF UNIVERSALS
3 8
5. ABILITY TO EXIST SEPARATELY FROM
THE BODY
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6.
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DUALISM AND "MIND-STUFF"
CHAPTER II: Persons Without Minds
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2. PHENOMENAL PROPERTIES
7 8
3. INCORRIGIBILITY AND RAW FEELS
88
4. BEHAVIORISM
9 8
5. SKEPTICISM ABOUT OTHER MINDS
10 7
6. MATERIALISM WITHOUT MIND-BODY
IDENTITY
114
7. EPISTEMOLOGY AND "THE PHILOSOPHY
OF MIND"
12 5
PART TWO: Mirroring
12 9
CHAPTER III: The Idea of a "Theory of Knowledge" 13 1
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1. THE ANTIPODEANS
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