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A study of one of Stanley Cavell's greatest yet most neglected books. The authors address the philosopher's readers 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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Reading ""The World Viewed"". Part I Preface: A Metaphysical Memoir. Part II Chapters 1-5: What Is Film? Part III Chapters 6-9: Film's Origins and History. Part IV Chapters 10-11: The End of the Myths. Part V Chapters 12-13: The World as a Whole. Part VI Chapters 14-15: Automatism. Part VII Chapters 16-18: Film and Theatricality. Part VIII Chapter 19: The Acknowledgement of Scilence. Appendix: Cavell's Philosophical Procedures and ""Must We Mean What We Say?"".

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    A Paperback by William Rothman, Marian Keane

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      Publisher: Wayne State University Press
      Publication Date: 11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780814328965, 978-0814328965
      ISBN10: 0814328962
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      Photography :technique ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Entertainment Film history, theory or criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of one of Stanley Cavell's greatest yet most neglected books. The authors address the philosopher's readers 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.

      Table of Contents
      Reading ""The World Viewed"". Part I Preface: A Metaphysical Memoir. Part II Chapters 1-5: What Is Film? Part III Chapters 6-9: Film's Origins and History. Part IV Chapters 10-11: The End of the Myths. Part V Chapters 12-13: The World as a Whole. Part VI Chapters 14-15: Automatism. Part VII Chapters 16-18: Film and Theatricality. Part VIII Chapter 19: The Acknowledgement of Scilence. Appendix: Cavell's Philosophical Procedures and ""Must We Mean What We Say?"".

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