Cities of WordsHarvard University Press, 2004 M05 24 - 480 pages Since Socrates and his circle first tried to frame the Just City in words, discussion of a perfect communal life--a life of justice, reflection, and mutual respect--has had to come to terms with the distance between that idea and reality. Measuring this distance step by practical step is the philosophical project that Stanley Cavell has pursued on his exploratory path. Situated at the intersection of two of his longstanding interests--Emersonian philosophy and the Hollywood comedy of remarriage--Cavell's new work marks a significant advance in this project. The book--which presents a course of lectures Cavell presented several times toward the end of his teaching career at Harvard--links masterpieces of moral philosophy and classic Hollywood comedies to fashion a new way of looking at our lives and learning to live with ourselves. |
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... Stella remarks , “ Laurel's been a real pal now that Stephen is in New York . I hardly know I have a husband . " As Stella is trying to calm an air of unwelcome gaiety ... Stella Dallas 14a Laurel , on her regular visit to New York 267.
... as Ed Munn returns to Stella's apartment while Stephen is expansively phoning for a later train ; ( 5 ) the chorus of reactions of the older Stella Dallas generation , but most vocally and individually of the younger 275.
... Stella has placed Laurel into the fantasied film world that we had seen Stella absorbed in when we were early shown her and Stephen out together , at the ... Stella Dallas And now , having introduced the dimension of infantilization in 277.
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
John Stuart Mill 82 6 Gaslight | 102 |
Themes of Moral Perfectionism in Platos Republic | 445 |
Copyright | |
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Cities of Words: Pedagogical Letters on a Register of the Moral Life Stanley Cavell Limited preview - 2005 |