Stanley Cavell
1926
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2018
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, Juilliard School
occupation: philosopher, university teacher, autobiographer, aesthetician, writer
award received: MacArthur Fellows Program, Harvard Centennial Medal
Stanley Louis Cavell (; 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 at Harvard University. He worked in the fields of ethics, aesthetics, and ordinary language philosophy. As an interpreter, he produced influential works on Wittgenstein, Austin, Emerson, Thoreau, and Heidegger. His work is characterized by its conversational tone and frequent literary references. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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