This New Yet Unapproachable America: Lectures after Emerson after Wittgenstein (Frederick Ives Carpenter Lectures; Ser.)

Synopsis

Stanley Cavell is a titan of the academic world; his work in aesthetics and philosophy has shaped both fields in the United States over the past forty years. In this brief yet enlightening collection of lectures, Cavell investigates the work of two of his most tried-and-true subjects: Emerson and Wittgenstein. Beginning with an introductory essay that places his own work in a philosophical and historical context, Cavell guides his reader through his thought process when composing and editing his lectures while making larger claims about the influence of institutions on philosophers, and the idea of progress within the discipline of philosophy. In OC Declining Decline, OCO Cavell explains how language modifies human existence, looking specifically at the culture of WittgensteinOCOs writings. He draws on Emerson, Thoreau, and many others to make his case that Wittgenstein can indeed be viewed as a OC philosopher of culture. OCO In his final lecture, OC Finding as Founding, OCO Cavell writes in response to EmersonOCOs OC Experience, OCO and explores the tension between the philosopher and languageOCothat he or she must embrace language as his or heraOC form of life, OCO while at the same time surpassing its restrictions. He compares finding new ideas to discovering a previously unknown land in an essay that unabashedly celebrates the power and joy of philosophical thought. aaa

Copyright:

1989

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Book Size:

144 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780226037417

Related ISBNs:

9780226037387

Publisher:

The University of Chicago Press

Date of Addition:

09/01/23

Copyrighted By:

Stanley Cavell

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No

Language:

English

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Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Philosophy

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