HI!have you ever read/studied Richard Rorty?What's your opinion????Thanks!?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rorty#Major_works

'Rorty often draws on a broad range of other philosophers to support his views; Dewey is his favourite, but he has also called upon Heidegger, Wittgenstein, James and Hegel at different times. Some see his interpretation of these thinkers to be distorted[3] and think they agree with him much less than he makes out. Rorty considers himself to be a pragmatist, but some see his rejection of applying scientific method to the humanities as invalidating this claim. Rorty's defence is that he interprets philosophers in much the same way as novelists are traditionally interpreted. This leads to more sympathetic views of most figures; it is very rare for Rorty to completely reject a philosopher's ideas. His essay "The Historiography of Philosophy: Four Genres" is a thorough description of how he treats the greats in the history of philosophy.'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rorty#Reception_and_criticism
'Reception and criticism
Because of the clarity and humor of his writing style, and his ability to question cherished assumptions, Rorty is one of the most widely-read contemporary philosophers. His political and moral philosophies have been under almost constant attack both from some on the Right, who call them relativist and irresponsible, and some on the Left, who believe them to be insufficient frameworks for social justice.'

He seems to have commonalities with my self perception.