Stanley Cavell's The World Viewed @filmandmediastudieschannel

Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

This video provides an introduction to Stanley Cavell's The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film. This introduction focuses on three topics: the relationship between Cavell's realism and Ordinary Language Philosophy, the relation between Cavell's realism and philosophical skepticism, and the role that art criticism plays in the book's arguments.

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