ABSTRACT
Rorty intends his view to be completely general. Solidarity is the key whether we’re talking about the everyday beliefs and political opinions of ordinary people or the most esoteric doctrines of particle physicists. There are social and moral aspects to each of these. Scientists, in particular, do not possess a ‘method’ for getting at the truth. Instead, says Rorty,
The habits of relying on persuasion rather than force, of respect for the opinions of colleagues, of curiosity and eagerness for new data and ideas, are the only virtues which
scientists have… [There is no] intellectual virtue called ‘rationality’ over and above these moral virtues.
