American philosopher (1926-2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Louis Cavell (/kəˈvɛl/; September 1, 1926 – June 19, 2018) was an American philosopher. He was the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He worked in the fields of ethics, aesthetics, and ordinary language philosophy.
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Born | Stanley Louis Goldstein[1] (legally changed name to Stanley Louis Cavell in 1942) September 1, 1926 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | June 19, 2018 91) Boston, Massachussets, U.S. | (aged
Education | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) UCLA (no degree) Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
School | Postanalytic philosophy[2] |
Main interests | Skepticism, tragedy, aesthetics, ethics, ordinary language philosophy, American transcendentalism, film theory, William Shakespeare, opera, religion |
Notable ideas | Philosophy of language film analysis |
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His influential works were on Wittgenstein, Austin, Emerson, Thoreau, and Heidegger. His work is seen and known by its conversational tone and many literary references.
Cavell died in Boston, Massachusetts of heart failure on June 19, 2018 at the age of 91.[3]
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