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Rortyan

Rortyan adjective: of or relating to Richard McKay Rorty (1931–2007), American philosopher who rejected representationalism in favour of his own neopragmatism.

Adjective

Rortyan (comparative more Rortyan, superlative most Rortyan)

  1. Of or relating to Richard McKay Rorty (1931–2007), American philosopher who rejected representationalism in favour of his own neopragmatism.

Forms of Rortyan

comparativemore Rortyan
superlativemost Rortyan

Origin of Rortyan

From Rorty + -an.

Questions about Rortyan

What does Rortyan mean?
Rortyan means of or relating to Richard McKay Rorty (1931–2007), American philosopher who rejected representationalism in favour of his own neopragmatism.
What part of speech is Rortyan?
Rortyan is an adjective.

Words near Rortyan in the dictionary

  1. rortiest
  2. rortiness
  3. rorting
  4. rorts
  5. rorty
  6. Rortyan
  7. rortyness
  8. rorulent
  9. rory
  10. rory-cum-tory
  11. rory-tory

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