Linker

In both his initial article on Richard Rorty and in his reponse to my original criticism posted on this blog, I continue to feel as if Linker is misreading Rorty, John Rawls, or both.

Matthew Yglesias » Political Liberalism: Political not Metaphysical 2007

Actually, Linker is right about Rorty, who, in the tradition of Dewey, insisted more traditional views in epistemology and metaphysics than his own were intrinsically opposed to liberalism, democracy, and liberty.

Matthew Yglesias » Linker on Rorty 2007

Linker is making a stronger claim than the one you are attributing to him.

Matthew Yglesias » Political Liberalism: Political not Metaphysical 2007

* Word game of the day: Letter Linker is the best of the lot out there, at least until Word Dojo shows up somewhere on-line.

Tuesday Link Dump 2005

It seems to me that Linker is deeply underestimating the corrosiveness of Rorty’s account to the metaphysical claims of Rawls, Berlin, et. al.

Matthew Yglesias » Linker Replies 2007

Looks to me like Linker is confusing Rorty’s glee in kicking sand in the face of proponents of various big-T propositions with a requirement of his politics.

Matthew Yglesias » Linker Replies 2007

I think that Linker is right in distinguishing Rorty’s take on religion from Rawls – JR thought politics should be indifferent to religion while Rorty (somewhat famously) that xtians make bad citizens.

Matthew Yglesias » Linker on Rorty 2007

What I take Rawls to be saying, from Linker, is more like, look, obviously you’re entitled to your beliefs, and lots of people disagree with you.

Matthew Yglesias » Linker Replies 2007

For people such as Linker and Hillel Mann, a 36-year-old student with five children, leaving the yeshiva, or Jewish seminary, is tantamount to abandoning their way of life.

FailedMessiah.com 2010

For people such as Linker and Hillel Mann, a 36-year-old student with five children, leaving the yeshiva, or Jewish seminary, is tantamount to abandoning their way of life.

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