Cavell's Must We Mean What We Say? at 50

In 1969 Stanley Cavell''s Must We Mean What We Say? revolutionized philosophy of ordinary language, aesthetics, ethics, tragedy, literature, music, art criticism, and modernism. This volume of new essays offers a multi-faceted exploration of Cavell''s first and most important book, fifty years after its publication. The key subjects which animate Cavell''s book are explored in detail: ordinary lan...