Beyond the Philosopher's Fear: A Cavellian Reading of Gender, Origin and Religion in Modern SkepticismAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2007 - 177 pages This is a book about the philosophy of Stanley Cavell; the role gender plays in his work; and about the significance of a renewed religious imagination for the task of overcoming the life of skepticism. |
Contents
What is it in Language that Makes | 11 |
What Makes the Skeptical | 39 |
Beyond the Singing Body? Gender and Skepticism | 83 |
Nostalgia for Mothers | 125 |
A New Religious Imagination for the Morning After | 155 |
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