According to Rorty, since vocabularies are made by human beings, so are ___?
Truths
Thoughts
Values
Opinions
Answer
According to Richard Rorty, truths are not discovered by humans. Instead, they are made by humans. This is because vocabularies are made by human beings, and truths are simply statements that are consistent with those vocabularies. As a result, what counts as a truth is constantly changing and evolving, as new vocabularies are created and old ones are discarded.
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