Here is the Brandom/Rorty discussion I said I'd share. It clearly shows that Rorty valorizes novelty (ends) over reducing suffering (means). I tweeted about it a while back, so here is an unroll of the thread: https://t.co/765xa18bc8
And here is more of the passage: https://t.co/JtnmejLjws
(https://twitter.com/ironick/status/1481614352910323714?s=02)
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
Novelty and suffering
False dichotomy?
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