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Stanley Cavell and the Education of Grownups
Naoko Saito
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Paperback. Editor(s): Saito, Naoko. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
What could it mean to speak of philosophy as “the education of grownups”? This book takes Stanley Cavell’s much-quoted, yet enigmatic phrase as the provocation for a series of explorations into themes of education that run throughout his work – through his response to Wittgenstein, Austin and ordinary language philosophy, through his readings of Thoreau and of the moral perfectionism he identifies with Emerson, through his discussions of literature and film. Hilary Putnam has described Cavell not only as one of the most creative thinkers of today but as amongst the few contemporary philosophers to explore the territory of philosophy ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Series
American Philosophy
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823234745
SKU
V9780823234745
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About Naoko Saito
Naoko Saito is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education, University of Kyoto. She is the author of The Gleam of Light: Moral Perfectionism and Education in Dewey and Emerson. Paul Standish is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. He is the author of Beyond the Self: Wittgenstein, Heidegger and the ... Read more
Reviews for Stanley Cavell and the Education of Grownups
"Questions about education
about what it means to learn, as well as to teach
lie at the very heart of Cavell's revolutionary conception of philosophy, yet until the publication of this superb collection of essays, no book on Cavell has focused squarely on the importance of the theme of education in his work. Anyone interested in Cavell, and ... Read more
about what it means to learn, as well as to teach
lie at the very heart of Cavell's revolutionary conception of philosophy, yet until the publication of this superb collection of essays, no book on Cavell has focused squarely on the importance of the theme of education in his work. Anyone interested in Cavell, and ... Read more