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Transcript of OF METAPHORS AND MYTHS, VOICES AND VOCABULARIES, AIMS AND ADDRESSEES Chapter 1.
Richard Rorty
The primary focus of Rorty’s work has been
to develop this insight: if it does not make a
difference to practice, it should not make a
difference to philosophy. (Brogan & Risser
2000:45)
…to make the best selves for ourselves that
we can. (Rorty 2000:51)
“Final Vocabulary”
All human being carry about a set of words which they
employ to justify their actions, their beliefs, and their
lives. These are the words in which we formulate
praise of our friends and contempt for our enemies,
our long-term projects, our deepest self-doubts, and
our highest hopes. They are the words in which we tell,
sometimes prospectively and sometimes
retrospectively, the story of our lives. I shall call these
words a person’s “final vocabulary.” (Rorty 2000:45)
Ways of being
• Becoming Methodological
• Becoming Technical
• Becoming Theoretical
• Becoming Intellectual
• Becoming Pragmatic
Central chapters
• Copying and Becoming Methodological
• Applying and Becoming Technical
• Theorising and Becoming Theoretical
• Reflecting and Becoming Intellectual
• Acting and Becoming Pragmatic
Reflexivity: two questions
PROSPECTIVEWhat difference does it make to the teacher education that I offer, that is I who offer it?
What difference does offering this teacher education make to me as a teacher educator?RETROSPECTIVE