Richard Rorty: Contingency, Irony and Solidarity / chapter 1 redux

Richard Rorty: Contingency, Irony and Solidarity
continuing with Chapter 1 - The Contingency of Language
We're still discussing chapter 1 tonight - we're planning to take two weeks for each of the first three chapters of this book, because they're dense & chewy & refer to a ton of other writers & ideas. So two sessions per chapter, to make sure that all the ideas have landed before we go on.

Who are we?
We're a reading group that welcomes all - young, old, completely new to philosophy or well versed, from keen students to those who've never darkened the door of a lecture room. We read both long & short texts, but you don't need to join at the very start of our longer reads - you can come along at any stage of the journey. Our conversations are lively, wide-ranging & respectful.

We usually head to the pub to continue the discussion after our meetings.