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Cities of words
pedagogical letters on a register of the moral life
By Cavell, Stanley
- ISBN
- 978-0-67401-336-0
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 15, 2004
What does it mean to live a moral life? In his typically provocative fashion, Cavell (Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics & the General Theory of Value Emeritus, Harvard) answers this question by juxtaposing various philosophical responses with particular films that illuminate those responses. Cavell argues that living a moral life cannot be regulated merely by attention to rules or to consequences of actions. Instead, using Plato and Emerson ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
