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The Work of Friendship
Dianne Rothleder · 1999
62/100
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A rigorous and well-regarded academic intervention in Rorty scholarship that adds something genuine to the philosophical conversation about solidarity and friendship. But this is a specialist philosophy monograph through and through — it requires prior familiarity with Rorty's body of work and has no meaningful audience outside academic philosophy. Worth knowing about if you're in that world; not a general-audience recommendation.
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safety95
substance75
craft72
originality70
accuracy80
hype55
age-fit60
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict62
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