Stanley Cavell and the Education of Grownups (American Philosophy)

What could it mean to speak of philosophy as 'the education of grownups'? This book takes Cavell's enigmatic phrase as a provocation to explore the themes of education that run throughout his work - from his response to Wittgenstein, Austin and ordinary-language philosophy, to his readings of Thoreau. What Could It Mean To Speak Of Philosophy As The Education Of Grownups? This Book Takes Stanley Cavell's Much-quoted, Yet Enigmatic Phrase As The Provocation For A Series Of Explorations Into Themes Of Education That Run Throughout His Work - Through His Response To Wittgenstein, Austin And Ordinary Language Philosophy, Through His Readings Of Thoreau And Of The Moral Perfectionism He Identifies With Emerson, Through His Discussions Of Literature And Film. Hilary Putnam Has Described Cavell Not Only As One Of The Most Creative Thinkers Of Today But As Amongst The Few Contemporary Philosophers To Explore The Territory Of Philosophy As Education. Yet In Mainstream Philosophy His Work Is Apt To Be Referred To Rather Than Engaged With, And The Full Import Of His Writings For Education Is Still To Be Appreciated. Cavell Engages In A Sustained Exploration Of The Nature Of Philosophy, And This Is Not Separable From His Preoccupation With What It Is To Teach And To Learn, With The Kinds Of Transformation These Might Imply, And With The Significance Of These Things For Our Language And Politics, For Our Lives As A Whole. In Recent Years Cavell's Work Has Been The Subject Of A Number Of Books Of Essays, But This Is The First To Address Directly The Importance Of Education In His Work. Such Matters Cannot Fail To Be Of Significance Not Only For The Disciplinary Fields Of Philosophy And Education, But In Politics, Literature, And Film Studies - And In The Humanities As A Whole. A Substantial Introduction Provides An Overview Of The Philosophical Purchase Of Questions Of Education In His Work, While The Essays Are Framed By Two New Pieces By Cavell Himself. The Book Shows What It Means To Read Cavell, And Simultaneously What It Means To Read Philosophically, In Itself A Part Of Our Education As Grownups. Philosophy As The Education Of Grownups / Stanley Cavell ; Pt. 1. Entries In The Education Of Grownups. The Fact/value Dichotomy And Its Critics / Hilary Putnam ; Encountering Cavell : The Education Of A Grownup / Russell B. Goodman -- Pt. 2. Skepticism And Language. Skepticism, Acknowledgement, And The Ownership Of Learning / Paul Standish ; Sensual Schooling : On The Aesthetic Education Of Grownups / Gordon C.f. Bearn -- Pt. 3. Moral Perfectionism And Education. Voice And The Interrogation Of Philosophy : Inheritance, Abandonment, And Jazz / Vincent Colapietro ; Perfectionism' Educational Address / René V. Arcilla ; The Gleam Of Light : Initiation, Prophesy, And Emersonian Moral Perfectionism / Naoko Saito ; The Ordinary As Sublime In Cavell, Zen, And Nisida : Cavell's Philosophy Of Education In East-west Perspective / Steve Odin -- Coda. Philosophy As Education / Stanley Cavell. Edited By Naoko Saito And Paul Standish. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 243-251) And Index. Frontmatter Introduction (Paul Standish and Naoko Saito, page 1) 1 Philosophy as the Education of Grownups (Stanley Cavell, page 19) PART 1: ENTRIES IN THE EDUCATION OF GROWNUPS 2 The Fact/Value Dichotomy and Its Critics (Hilary Putnam, page 37) 3 Encountering Cavell: The Education of a Grownup (Russell B. Goodman, page 55) PART II: SKEPTICISM AND LANGUAGE 4 Skepticism, Acknowledgement, and the Ownership of Learning (Paul Standish, page 73) 5 Sensual Schooling: On the Aesthetic Education of Grownups (Gordon C.F. Bearn, page 88) PART III: MORAL PERFECTIONISM AND EDUCATION 6 Voice and the Interrogation of Philosophy: Inheritance, Abandonment, and Jazz (Vincent Colapietro, page 123) 7 Perfectionism's Educational Address (René V. Arcilla, page 148) 8 The Gleam of Light: Initiation, Prophesy, and Emersonian Moral Perfectionism (Naoko Saito, page 170) 9 The Ordinary as Sublime in Cavell, Zen, and Nishidia: Cavell's Philosophy of Education in East-West Perspective (Steve Odin, page 188) CODA 10 Philosophy as Education (Stanley Cavell, page 207) Notes (page 215) Bibliography (page 243) List of Contributors (page 253) Index (page 257)