Spiritual State in a Rootless Age: Study on Rorty’s Philosophical Thoughts, by studying the major works by Rorty, examines other philosophers’ comments on Rorty and his defense, and thus, reveals Rorty’s philosophical thoughts comprehensively and the debates about Rorty’s philosophy in the contemporary academic circle. The book, based on the evolution of Rorty’s philosophical thoughts, explains the status and influence of Rorty’s philosophy in modern Western philosophical development, compares the relationship and divergences between Rorty’s philosophical thoughts and those of Dewey, Davidson, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger and Jacque Derrida. A combinational study of Rorty’s academic life, thought development and formation and evolution of his basic concepts will help readers understand Rorty’s basic philosophical views and their theoretic significance. It won The Third Prize in Philosophy of Excellent Achievements Awards of the 3rd Research on Humanities and Social Sciences of Chinese Institutions of Higher Learning.
