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Stanley Cavell Quotes on Truth

Stanley Cavell was an American philosopher and one of the most distinctive voices in late twentieth-century Anglo-American thought. This page collects quotes attributed to Stanley Cavell on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Stanley Cavell:

    “Skepticism is not refuted but acknowledged.”

  • Attributed to Stanley Cavell:

    “What we ordinarily say must be heard with care.”

  • Attributed to Stanley Cavell:

    “The voice of conscience is the voice of intelligibility.”

  • Attributed to Stanley Cavell:

    “Tragedy is what happens when we cannot know.”