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3IntroductionIn Brian P. McLaughlin & Amélie Oksenberg Rorty (eds.), Perspectives on Self-Deception, University of California Press. pp. 1-8. 1988.
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6A Literary Postscript: Characters, Persons, Selves, IndividualsIn Amélie Oksenberg Rorty (ed.), Identities of Persons, University of California Press. pp. 301-324. 1976.
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28Identities of Persons (edited book)University of California Press. 1976.In this volume, thirteen philosophers contribute new essays analyzing the criteria for personal identity and their import on ethics and the theory of action: it presents contemporary treatments of the issues discussed in Personal Identity, edited by John Perry (University of California Press, 1975).
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9Essays on Aristotle's Ethics (edited book)University of California Press. 1980.Aristotle's _Nicomachean Ethics_ deals with character and its proper development in the acquisition of thoughtful habits directed toward appropriate ends. The articles in this unique collection, many new or not readily available, form a continuos commentary on the _Ethics_. Philosophers and classicists alike will welcome them.
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520. The Place of Contemplation in Aristotle's Nicomachean EthicsIn Amélie Rorty (ed.), Essays on Aristotle’s Ethics, University of California Press. pp. 377-394. 1980.
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615. Akrasia and Pleasure: Nicomachean Ethics Book 7In Amélie Rorty (ed.), Essays on Aristotle’s Ethics, University of California Press. pp. 267-284. 1980.
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522. Cartesian Passions and the Union of Mind and BodyIn Essays on Descartes’ Meditations, University of California Press. pp. 513-534. 1986.
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51. The Structure of Descartes’ MeditationsIn Amélie Oksenberg Rorty (ed.), Essays on Descartes’ Meditations, University of California Press. pp. 1-20. 1986.
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13Essays on Descartes’ Meditations (edited book)University of California Press. 1986.The essays in this volume form a commentary on Descartes' Meditations. Following the sequence of the meditational stages, the authors analyze the function of each stage in transforming the reader, to realize his essential nature as a rational inquirer, capable of scientific, demonstrable knowledge of the world. There are essays on the genre of meditational writing, on the implications of the opening cathartic section of the book on Descartes' theory of perception and his use of skeptical argumen…Read more
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20Dialogues with Paintings: Notes on How to Look and SeeJournal of Aesthetic Education 48 (1): 1-9. 2014.There is no such thing as ART. There are public monuments and celebrations of victories, icons, religious teaching, civic pride, courtier flattery, family legitimation, secularization of the sacred, celebration of the ordinary as ordinary, attempts to shock, political statements, making money, decoration of homes, corporations, visual debates on what the world looks like—debates about what the world is—debates about what we see. On the other hand, we can look at anything—clouds, a tree, a face, …Read more
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241Sartre's still-life portraitsPhilosophy and Literature 34 (2): 329-339. 2010.Near the outset of Faust, Goethe sets his protagonist to translating the beginning of the Book of John. Dissatisfied with translating logos as Word, Faust tries "In the beginning was Mind" (Sinn), but he quickly retreats: "Can it be Mind what makes and shapes all things? Surely it should be 'In the beginning was Power (Kraft).'" Yet reflecting that Power might be merely latent, merely potential, he perseveres until finally Spirit (Geist) prompts Faust to settle on, "In the beginning was the Deed…Read more
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275"Appendix: Review of" The Many Faces of Evil: Historical Perspectives" (review)The Monist 85 (2): 339-340. 2002.review of Rorty's collection on evil. Generally admring, but complaining about the disparate phenomena included under the heading. And remarking on the peculiarities of the Enlish word 'evil' not found in other European languages
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28Essays on Aristotle's Rhetoric (edited book)Univ of California Press. 1996.Essays on Aristotle's Rhetoric offers a fresh and comprehensive assessment of a classic work. Aristotle's influence on the practice and theory of rhetoric, as it affects political and legal argumentation, has been continuous and far-reaching. This anthology presents Aristotle's Rhetoric in its original context, providing examples of the kind of oratory whose success Aristotle explains and analyzes. The contributors—eminent philosophers, classicists, and critics—assess the role and the techniques…Read more
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42Identity, Character, and Morality: Essays in Moral Psychology, (edited book)MIT Press. 1989.Many philosophers believe that normative ethics is in principle independent of psychology. By contrast, the authors of these essays explore the interconnections between psychology and moral theory. They investigate the psychological constraints on realizable ethical ideals and articulate the psychological assumptions behind traditional ethics. They also examine the ways in which the basic architecture of the mind, core emotions, patterns of individual development, social psychology, and the limi…Read more
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61Kant's Idea for a universal history with a cosmopolitan aim: a critical guide (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2009.Lively current debates about narratives of historical progress, the conditions for international justice, and the implications of globalisation have prompted a renewed interest in Kant's Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Aim. The essays in this volume, written by distinguished contributors, discuss the questions that are at the core of Kant's investigations. Does the study of history convey any philosophical insight? Can it provide political guidance? How are we to understand the …Read more
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2Runes and Ruins: teaching reading culturesJournal of Philosophy of Education 29 (2): 217-222. 1995.Amélie Oksenberg Rorty; Runes and Ruins: teaching reading cultures, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 29, Issue 2, 30 May 2006, Pages 217–222, https://
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5Socrates and Sophia Perform the Philosophic TurnThinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children 16 (2): 18-24. 2002.
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36Distinctive Measures of Epistemic Evaluation: Character as the Configuration of TraitsVirtues of the Mind: An Inquiry into the Nature of Virtue and the Ethical Foundations of Knowledge (review)Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 60 (1): 203. 2000.
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43Aristotle, Kant and the Stoics (review)International Studies in Philosophy 34 (4): 170-172. 2002.
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29The Hidden Politics of Cultural IdentificationPolitical Theory 22 (1): 152-166. 1994.While cultural identification --cultural essentialism and reification-- can play an important liberating role. it is also internally oppressive; it denies the dynamics of intra cultural divisions.
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Philosophy of Action |
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