Rorty received her B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1951, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University in 1954 and 1961 respectively, and an M.A. from Princeton University in anthropology (where she has projected getting a second Ph.D.).[8][9] She began her academic career at Wheaton College (Mass.) (1957–1961), then began teaching at Rutgers (Douglass College) in 1962 and taught there through to 1988, by which time she had achieved the rank of distinguished professor.[8] She was also professor in the history of ideas (and director of the program) at Brandeis University from 1995 to 2003, and from 2008 to 2013 was visiting professor at Boston University. As of 2013[update], she was a visiting professor at Tufts University.[7] She was also a lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard School of Medicine.[8][10][11] Rorty was the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships over the course of her career: Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Studies (1968-1969), King's College, Cambridge (1971-1973), Institute for Advanced Study (1980-1981), John Simon Guggenheim (1990-1991), Woodrow Wilson Center (1994-1995), and the National Humanities Center (2007-2008).[8]
Work
Rorty primarily worked on problems in moral psychology and moral education. She was especially interested in the many distinctive –-and often conflicting—functions of morality as a social practice, as it sets prohibitions, projects ideals, defines duties, and characterizes virtues. Exploring the dark side of some of the virtues—for example, courage as bravado, integrity as moral narcissism, ambivalent love—she analyzed the advantages of resistance to the obligations of morality, including the benefits of self-deception, the lures of moral weakness, the wisdom of ambivalence, and hidden rationales for allegedly irrational emotions. She approached many of these issues historically (through Aristotle, Spinoza, Hume and Freud) and anthropologically (projecting a study of exiles, immigrants, and refugees who perforce absorb a new set of 'moral' values.) Her final project was an unfinished book provisionally titled On the Other Hand: The Ethics of Ambivalence.
Rorty is the author of more than 120 scholarly articles. She wrote or edited more than a dozen scholarly books of original essays. A monograph, Mind in Action: Essays in Philosophy of Mind, was published by Beacon Press in 1988 (paperback edition 1991). She also edited and contributed to Explaining Emotions (U. California Press, 1980), Essays on Aristotle's Ethics (1980, U.California Press), and co-edited Essays on Aristotle's De Anima (Oxford, 1992) with Martha Nussbaum. She initiated and served as general editor of Modern Studies in Philosophy (Doubleday-Anchor) and of Major Thinkers (University of California Press). Other notable books she edited include The Many Faces of Evil (Routledge, 2001), The Identities of Persons (1976, U. California Press) and The Many Faces of Philosophy (Oxford, 2000).
Personal life
Amélie Oksenberg, daughter of Polish Jews Klara and Israel Oksenberg, was born in Belgium and emigrated with her parents to Virginia, where she was raised on a farm.[12] She enrolled at a young age at the University of Chicago, and went on to pursue a doctorate at Yale, where she married Richard Rorty, a fellow graduate student and philosopher.[13] They had a son, Jay, and divorced in 1972.[14] She wrote about her upbringing in "Dependency, Individuality and Work"[15] and in "A Philosophic Travelogue," The Dewey Lecture, American Philosophical Association, Proceedings and Addresses, vol. 88, 2014.
Additional awards and fellowships
1971–1973, Fellow, King's College, Cambridge
1984–1985, Visiting Honorary Research Associate, Philosophy, Harvard University
1980–1981, Member, Institute for Advanced Study
1990–1991, John Simon Guggenheim Fellow
1994–1995, Woodrow Wilson Center Fellow
2001–2002, Distinguished Woman Philosopher of the Year, Society for Women in Philosophy
^Weller, Cass (17 June 2003). . Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^Sharp, Hasana (2010). "Oppositional Ideas, Not Dichotomous Thinking: Reply to Rorty". Political Theory. 38 (1): 142–147. doi:10.1177/0090591709348876. S2CID 145544719.[permanent dead link]
^Rorty, Amélie (1986). Essays on Descartes'" Meditations". University of California Press. ISBN978-0520055094.
^McCloskey, Deirdre (2003). "Why Economists Should Not Be Ashamed of Being the Philosophers of Prudence". Eastern Economic Journal. 4. 28. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^ abLeiter, Brian. "Amelie Rorty to be Visiting Professor at Tufts for 2013-15". Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^ abcd"Personal Homepage". 2008-03-07. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"Faculty Page". Boston University. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^. Department of Global Health and Public Medicine. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"American Philosophy excluding Pragmatism". John Gach Books. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"Guide to the Richard Rorty Papers MS.C.017". UC Irvine, Critical Theory Archive, Online Archive of California. MS.C.017.
^Sanford, John (June 11, 2007). "Richard M. Rorty, distinguished public intellectual, dead at 75". Stanford Report. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^Ruddick, Sara, ed. (1977). Working It Out: 23 Women Writers, Artists, Scientists, and Scholars Talk About Their Lives and Work. New York: Pantheon Books. pp. 38–54. ISBN978-0394409368.
External links
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amélie, rorty, amélie, oksenberg, rorty, 1932, september, 2020, belgian, born, american, philosopher, known, work, philosophy, mind, particular, emotions, history, philosophy, especially, aristotle, spinoza, descartes, moral, philosophy, amélie, oksenberg, ror. Amelie Oksenberg Rorty May 20 1932 September 18 2020 1 was a Belgian born American philosopher known for her work in the philosophy of mind in particular on the emotions 2 history of philosophy especially Aristotle 3 Spinoza 4 and Descartes 5 and moral philosophy 6 7 Amelie Oksenberg RortyBornMay 20 1932BelgiumDiedSeptember 18 2020Alma materUniversity of ChicagoYale UniversityEraContemporary philosophyRegionWestern philosophyInstitutionsWheaton College Rutgers Douglass College Brandeis University Boston University Harvard School of Medicine Tufts UniversityMain interestsPhilosophy of mind emotion moral philosophy history of philosophy Aristotle Spinoza Descartes literary criticism art criticism Contents 1 Career 1 1 Work 2 Personal life 3 Additional awards and fellowships 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditRorty received her B A from the University of Chicago in 1951 M A and Ph D degrees from Yale University in 1954 and 1961 respectively and an M A from Princeton University in anthropology where she has projected getting a second Ph D 8 9 She began her academic career at Wheaton College Mass 1957 1961 then began teaching at Rutgers Douglass College in 1962 and taught there through to 1988 by which time she had achieved the rank of distinguished professor 8 She was also professor in the history of ideas and director of the program at Brandeis University from 1995 to 2003 and from 2008 to 2013 was visiting professor at Boston University As of 2013 update she was a visiting professor at Tufts University 7 She was also a lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine Harvard School of Medicine 8 10 11 Rorty was the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships over the course of her career Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Studies 1968 1969 King s College Cambridge 1971 1973 Institute for Advanced Study 1980 1981 John Simon Guggenheim 1990 1991 Woodrow Wilson Center 1994 1995 and the National Humanities Center 2007 2008 8 Work Edit Rorty primarily worked on problems in moral psychology and moral education She was especially interested in the many distinctive and often conflicting functions of morality as a social practice as it sets prohibitions projects ideals defines duties and characterizes virtues Exploring the dark side of some of the virtues for example courage as bravado integrity as moral narcissism ambivalent love she analyzed the advantages of resistance to the obligations of morality including the benefits of self deception the lures of moral weakness the wisdom of ambivalence and hidden rationales for allegedly irrational emotions She approached many of these issues historically through Aristotle Spinoza Hume and Freud and anthropologically projecting a study of exiles immigrants and refugees who perforce absorb a new set of moral values Her final project was an unfinished book provisionally titled On the Other Hand The Ethics of Ambivalence Rorty is the author of more than 120 scholarly articles She wrote or edited more than a dozen scholarly books of original essays A monograph Mind in Action Essays in Philosophy of Mind was published by Beacon Press in 1988 paperback edition 1991 She also edited and contributed to Explaining Emotions U California Press 1980 Essays on Aristotle s Ethics 1980 U California Press and co edited Essays on Aristotle s De Anima Oxford 1992 with Martha Nussbaum She initiated and served as general editor of Modern Studies in Philosophy Doubleday Anchor and of Major Thinkers University of California Press Other notable books she edited include The Many Faces of Evil Routledge 2001 The Identities of Persons 1976 U California Press and The Many Faces of Philosophy Oxford 2000 Personal life EditAmelie Oksenberg daughter of Polish Jews Klara and Israel Oksenberg was born in Belgium and emigrated with her parents to Virginia where she was raised on a farm 12 She enrolled at a young age at the University of Chicago and went on to pursue a doctorate at Yale where she married Richard Rorty a fellow graduate student and philosopher 13 They had a son Jay and divorced in 1972 14 She wrote about her upbringing in Dependency Individuality and Work 15 and in A Philosophic Travelogue The Dewey Lecture American Philosophical Association Proceedings and Addresses vol 88 2014 Additional awards and fellowships Edit1971 1973 Fellow King s College Cambridge 1984 1985 Visiting Honorary Research Associate Philosophy Harvard University 1980 1981 Member Institute for Advanced Study 1990 1991 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow 1994 1995 Woodrow Wilson Center Fellow 2001 2002 Distinguished Woman Philosopher of the Year Society for Women in Philosophy 2007 2008 Fellow National Humanities CenterReferences Edit Weinberg Justin September 21 2020 Amelie Oksenberg Rorty 1932 2020 Daily Nous Boler Megan June 1997 Disciplined Emotions Philosophies of Educated Feelings Educational Theory 47 2 208 doi 10 1111 j 1741 5446 1997 00203 x Weller Cass 17 June 2003 Review of Martha C Nussbaum and Amelie Oksenberg Rorty eds Essays on Aristotle s De Anima Bryn Mawr Classical Review Archived from the original on 11 August 2011 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Sharp Hasana 2010 Oppositional Ideas Not Dichotomous Thinking Reply to Rorty Political Theory 38 1 142 147 doi 10 1177 0090591709348876 S2CID 145544719 permanent dead link Rorty Amelie 1986 Essays on Descartes Meditations University of California Press ISBN 978 0520055094 McCloskey Deirdre 2003 Why Economists Should Not Be Ashamed of Being the Philosophers of Prudence Eastern Economic Journal 4 28 Retrieved 28 July 2013 a b Leiter Brian Amelie Rorty to be Visiting Professor at Tufts for 2013 15 Leiter Reports A Philosophy Blog Retrieved 28 July 2013 a b c d Personal Homepage 2008 03 07 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Curriculum Vitae PDF Retrieved 28 July 2013 Faculty Page Boston University Retrieved 28 July 2013 Rorty publishes on ambivalence education and other topics Department of Global Health and Public Medicine 31 March 2010 Archived from the original on 7 July 2010 Retrieved 28 July 2013 American Philosophy excluding Pragmatism John Gach Books Retrieved 28 July 2013 Guide to the Richard Rorty Papers MS C 017 UC Irvine Critical Theory Archive Online Archive of California MS C 017 Sanford John June 11 2007 Richard M Rorty distinguished public intellectual dead at 75 Stanford Report Retrieved 28 July 2013 Ruddick Sara ed 1977 Working It Out 23 Women Writers Artists Scientists and Scholars Talk About Their Lives and Work New York Pantheon Books pp 38 54 ISBN 978 0394409368 External links EditA 2010 interview of Rorty on self deception on Why Radio Institute for Philosophy in Public Life Media related to Amelie Rorty at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amelie Rorty amp oldid 1105528873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
