"Film is made for philosophy," asserted Stanley Cavell.
In this book, Catherine Wheatley draws upon Cavell\'s explicitly film-inspired works, key philosophical concepts and autobiographical writings, examining his analyses of.
In addition to his work on scepticism, morality, and the intentions and meanings of ordinary language, the American philosopher wrote fascinatingly about cinema, arguing that film can reveal new ground for thinking through old philosophical problems. "Film is made for philosophy," asserted Stanley Cavell