Build our country

Author: (American) Rorty
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Rorty traces the intellectual achievements of the old left before the 1960s and evaluates the successes and failures of the cultural left since the 1960s. He points out that in order to "build our country" and pursue the ideals of American founding, intellectuals should make more down-to-earth efforts. This book is based on Rorty's "Macy Lectures on the History of American Civilization" delivered in 1997. Rorty is consistently passionate and confident throughout the book, aiming to inspire American left-wing intellectuals to actively participate in domestic affairs, rekindle their enthusiasm, and thus restore balance to American cultural life. Rorty traces the intellectual achievements of the old left before the 1960s and evaluates the successes and failures of the cultural left since the 1960s. He points out that in order to "build our country" and pursue the ideals of American founding, intellectuals should make more down-to-earth efforts. This book is based on Rorty's "Macy Lectures on the History of American Civilization" delivered in 1997.