Richard Rorty
American philosopher and educator
Richard McKay Rorty was an American philosopher. Educated at the University of Chicago and Yale University, he had strong interests and training in both the history of philosophy and in contemporary analytic philosophy. Wikipedia
Born: October 4, 1931, New York, NY
Died: June 8, 2007 (age 75 years), Palo Alto, CA
Influenced: Jürgen Habermas, Robert Brandom, Cornel West, and more
Influenced by: John Dewey, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Michel Foucault, and more
Parents: James Rorty and Winifred Rorty
Spouse: Mary Varney Rorty (m. 1972–2007) and Amélie Rorty (m. 1954–1972)