Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome : the Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism: The Carus Lectures, 1988
In these three lectures, Cavell situates Emerson at an intersection of three crossroads: a place where both philosophy and literature pass; where the two traditions of English and German philosophy shun one another; where the cultures of America and Europe unsettle one another.
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Intro; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: Staying the Course; 1. Aversive Thinkking: Emersonian Representations in Heidegger and Nietzsche; 2. The Argument Of The Ordinary: Scenes of Instruction in Wittgenstein and in Kripke; 3. The Conversation Of Justice: Rawls and the Drama of Consent; Epilogue; Appendix A: Hope against Hope; Appendix B: A Cover Letter; Bibliography