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The Claim of Reason. Wittgenstein, Skepticism, Morality, and Tragedy.
Stanley Cavell
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Description for The Claim of Reason. Wittgenstein, Skepticism, Morality, and Tragedy.
Paperback. Discusses the reception and influence of the work, which occupies a niche between philosophy and literary studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
This reissue of an American philosophical classic includes a new preface by Cavell, in which he discusses the work's reception and influence. The work fosters a fascinating relationship between philosophy and literature both by augmenting his philosophical discussions with examples from literature and by applying philosophical theories to literary texts. Cavell also succeeds in drawing some very important parallels between the British analytic tradition and the continental tradition, by comparing scepticism as understood in Descartes, Hume, and Kant with philosophy of language as practiced by Wittgenstein and Austin.
This reissue of an American philosophical classic includes a new preface by Cavell, in which he discusses the work's reception and influence. The work fosters a fascinating relationship between philosophy and literature both by augmenting his philosophical discussions with examples from literature and by applying philosophical theories to literary texts. Cavell also succeeds in drawing some very important parallels between the British analytic tradition and the continental tradition, by comparing scepticism as understood in Descartes, Hume, and Kant with philosophy of language as practiced by Wittgenstein and Austin.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195131079
SKU
V9780195131079
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Reviews for The Claim of Reason. Wittgenstein, Skepticism, Morality, and Tragedy.
"An altogether remarkable work of American philosophy...that occupies the buffer zone between poetry and philosophy in a unique
and perhaps uniquely American way."
Critical Inquiry "An intensely personal and uniquely provocative book. Stanley Cavell is a philosophical original."
Review of Metaphysics
and perhaps uniquely American way."
Critical Inquiry "An intensely personal and uniquely provocative book. Stanley Cavell is a philosophical original."
Review of Metaphysics