Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome: The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism

by Stanley Cavell

Overview

In these lectures, Stanley Cavell situates Emerson at an intersection of three crossroads: a place where both philosophy and literature pass; where the two traditions of English and German philosophy shun one another; where the cultures of America and Europe unsettle one another.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812691498
Publisher:	Open Court Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/07/2000
Series:	Paul Carus Lectures Series
Pages:	151
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stanley Cavell teaches philosophy at Harvard University. He is the author of In Quest of the Ordinary, This New Yet Unapproachable America, and Themes Out of School, all published by the University of Chicago Press.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Staying the Course
1. Aversive Thinking
Emersonian Representations in Heidegger and Nietzsche
2. The Argument of the Ordinary
Scenes of Instruction in Wittgenstein and in Kripke
3. The Conversation of Justice
Rawls and the Drama of Consent
Epilogue
Appendix A: Hope against Hope
Appendix B: A Cover Letter
Bibliography