# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/stanley-cavell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:45:53.164Z

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name: "Stanley Cavell"
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description: "Stanley Louis Cavell was an American philosopher. He was the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University. He worked in the fields of ethics, aesthetics, and ordinary language philosophy. As an interpreter, he produced influential works on Wittgenstein, Austin, Emerson, Thoreau, and Heidegger. His work is characterized by its conversational tone and frequent literary references."
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birthDate: "1926-09-01"
deathDate: "2018-06-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump