Stanley Cavell 1926 – 2018
Stanley Cavell (1926 – 2018) was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.
Stanley Cavell was an American philosopher and one of the most distinctive voices in late twentieth-century Anglo-American thought. After early studies at Berkeley and Harvard, where he taught for the rest of his career, he wove together the legacies of ordinary-language philosophy, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Emerson, and Thoreau in a body of work whose reach extended into literature, opera, film, and Hollywood comedy. The Claim of Reason, his magnum opus, reread skepticism not as a doctrine to be refuted but as a condition of human knowing to be acknowledged.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Stanley Cavell:
“Philosophy is the education of grownups.”
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Attributed to Stanley Cavell:
“Skepticism is not refuted but acknowledged.”
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Attributed to Stanley Cavell:
“What we ordinarily say must be heard with care.”
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Attributed to Stanley Cavell:
“There is a moment in our lives when we must choose between despair and the ordinary.”
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Attributed to Stanley Cavell:
“The voice of conscience is the voice of intelligibility.”
Stanley Cavell by topic
Frequently asked about Stanley Cavell
- When did Stanley Cavell live?
- Stanley Cavell was born in 1926 and died in 2018.
- Where was Stanley Cavell from?
- Stanley Cavell was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Stanley Cavell associated with?
- Stanley Cavell was associated with Analytic Philosophy.
- What was Stanley Cavell known for?
- Stanley Cavell was an American philosopher and one of the most distinctive voices in late twentieth-century Anglo-American thought.
- How many quotes are attributed to Stanley Cavell?
- There are 11 attributed quotations from Stanley Cavell in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.