Stanley Cavell quotes

The achievement of happiness requires not the ... satisfaction of our needs ... but the examination and transformation of those needs. (Stanley Cavell)
I know how to give the meaning of a word but not how to give the intention of a word. View quote
Stanley Cavell
The crucified human body is our best picture of the unacknowledged human soul. View quote
Stanley Cavell

Stanley Cavell

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Occupation: American Philosopher
Born: September 1, 1926
Died: June 19, 2018
Quotes count: 3
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