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Stanley Cavell

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Stanley Louis Cavell was an American philosopher. He was the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University. He worked in the fields of ethics, aesthetics, and ordinary language philosophy. As an interpreter, he produced influential works on Wittgenstein, Austin, Emerson, Thoreau, and Heidegger. His work is characterized by its conversational tone and frequent literary references.

Books

The World Viewed
The World Viewed
Stanley Cavell, Walter M Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value Emeritus Honorary Associate of Adams House Stanley Cavell
Pursuits of Happiness
Pursuits of Happiness
Stanley Cavell
Must We Mean What We Say?
Must We Mean What We Say?
Stanley Cavell
Little Did I Know
Little Did I Know
Stanley Cavell
The Senses of Walden
The Senses of Walden
Stanley Cavell
Contesting Tears
Contesting Tears
Stanley Cavell, Walter M Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value Emeritus Honorary Associate of Adams House Stanley Cavell
The Claim of Reason
The Claim of Reason
Stanley Cavell
Emerson’s Transcendental Etudes
Emerson’s Transcendental Etudes
Stanley Cavell, David Justin Hodge
Cavell on Film
Cavell on Film
Stanley Cavell
Philosophy the Day After Tomorrow
Philosophy the Day After Tomorrow
Stanley Cavell
Cities of Words
Cities of Words
Stanley Cavell
Condizioni ammirevoli e avvilenti
Condizioni ammirevoli e avvilenti
Stanley Cavell
Philosophy and Animal Life
Philosophy and Animal Life
Stanley Cavell, Ian Hacking, John McDowell, Cora Diamond
In Quest of the Ordinary
In Quest of the Ordinary
Stanley Cavell
In Quest of the Ordinary
In Quest of the Ordinary
Stanley Cavell
Der Anspruch der Vernunft
Der Anspruch der Vernunft
Stanley Cavell
This New Yet Unapproachable America
This New Yet Unapproachable America
Stanley Cavell
Stanley Cavell
Sens de Walden
Sens de Walden
Stanley Cavell

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