Philosophy the Day After TomorrowNietzsche characterized the philosopher as the man of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow--a description befitting Stanley Cavell, with his longtime interest in freedom in the face of an uncertain future. This interest, particularly in the role of language in freedom of the will, is fully engaged in this volume, a collection of retrospective and forward-thinking essays on performative language and on performances in which the question of freedom is the underlying concern. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Something Out of the Ordinary | 7 |
The Interminable Shakespearean Text | 28 |
Fred Astaire Asserts the Right to Praise | 61 |
Henry James Returns to America and to Shakespeare | 83 |
Philosophy the Day after Tomorow | 111 |
What Is the Scandal of Skepticism | 132 |
Performative and Passionate Utterance | 155 |