Richard Rorty, preeminent American philosopher, dies at age 75

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers shares in the sadness over the loss of the American philosopher, Richard Rorty, who died on June 8.  In addition to the New York Times' obituary (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/obituaries/11rorty.html?ex=1339214400&en=74964b043eba78bd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss), please also read Scott McLemee's tribute on InsideHigherEd:  http://insidehighered.com/views/2007/06/13/mclemee).  Rowman & Littlefield is pleased to have published several books on Rorty's thought, including:  Richard Rorty: Politics and Vision by Christopher Voparil (2006); Richard Rorty: Education, Philosophy, and Politics, ed. by Michael Peters and Paulo Ghiraldelli; and A Pragmatist's Progress: Richard Rorty and American Intellectual History, ed. by John Pettegrew.