Reading Cavell's the World Viewed: A Philosophical Perspective on Film

by Marian Keane, William Rothman, Author William Rothman

Book Overview

A philosophical reexamination of Stanley Cavell's The World Viewed.

In their thoughtful study of one of Stanley Cavell's greatest yet most neglected books, William Rothman and Marian Keane address this eminent philosopher's many readers, from a variety of disciplines, who have neither understood why he has given film so much attention, nor grasped the place of The World Viewed within the totality of his writings about film.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814328962
• ISBN13: 9780814328965
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"