Author: Stanley Cavell
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 1988 (First Edition)
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket, 108 pages
Condition: Near Fine. Tight binding, clean pages. Dust jacket shows minimal edge wear with light rubbing consistent with age.Description:
Stanley Cavell, one of the most influential American philosophers of the 20th century, offers a brilliant exploration of skepticism, Romanticism, and the philosophical quest for meaning in ordinary life. In this concise yet powerful volume, Cavell weaves together themes from Wittgenstein, Emerson, and Thoreau, presenting a deeply original perspective on the relationship between skepticism and everyday human experience.Praised for its clarity and intellectual depth, In Quest of the Ordinary remains essential reading for scholars of philosophy, literature, and cultural criticism. Cavell’s argument—that skepticism is not a defect to be overcome but a condition of human life—resonates with anyone seeking to understand the interplay between doubt, faith, and the ordinary world.
A highly collectible first edition from the University of Chicago Press, this book is ideal for students, philosophers, and collectors of late 20th-century philosophy.
In Quest of the Ordinary: Lines of Skepticism and Romanticism
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