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Zusatztext Adam Gonya's Stanley Cavell and the Potencies of the Voice is one of the best inquiries into the abiding conflict between philosophy which (mostly) makes words the obedient servants of concepts! and its unruly other of the literary imagination which more commonly grants words a commanding and revelatory life of their own. Gonya patiently explores the ways! forces! and liabilities of the two potencies of his title! and shows how Cavell has endeavored to subject himself to both and temper them with one another. The writing is clear! the argument rigorously conducted! and the voice unafraid to chance a telling metaphor when it seems called for. Informationen zum Autor Adam Gonya completed his PhD in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He has taught in Canada, Germany, Belgium and China, and has for many years worked in the field of international education. He is currently Director of Admissions at Braemar College, Toronto, Canada. Klappentext Stanley Cavell was one of the most influential American philosophers of the past several decades. Yet because he is often read in connection with Wittgenstein, there has been little consideration of his work against the background of the larger German philosophical tradition. Stanley Cavell and the Potencies of the Voice brings Cavell into dialogue with Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on the question of how we make ourselves intelligible, opening up a new way of looking at central themes in Cavell's philosophy.Brings the American philosopher Stanley Cavell into dialogue with Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein, Emerson and Thoreau on the question of how we make ourselves intelligible. Zusammenfassung Stanley Cavell was one of the most influential American philosophers of the past several decades. Yet because he is often read in connection with Wittgenstein! there has been little consideration of his work against the background of the larger German philosophical tradition. Stanley Cavell and the Potencies of the Voice brings Cavell into dialogue with Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on the question of how we make ourselves intelligible! opening up a new way of looking at central themes in Cavell's philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction I Two Potencies of the Voice II Jungle Man III Skeptical Man IV Common Man Conclusion Notes Index ...
