"This marvelous collection of essays is the best available examination of the most profound and interdisciplinary American philosopher writing today: Stanley Cavell. It not only probes the complex relation of Cavell's work to political philosophy; it also shows that there can be no serious grasp of Cavell's thought without acknowledging his deep commitment to the problematic of democratic practice and the Emersonian paideia of we ordinary citizens."--Cornel West, Princeton University
"How do we cultivate the arts of political judgment, conversation, and civility? Stanley Cavell, for over four decades, has awakened us to this question and helped to compose some answers. In this artful and lively collection, Andrew Norris gathers together a diverse group of writers who continue the fascinating experiments Cavell has launched."--Jane Bennett, The Johns Hopkins University

Andrew Norris is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is editor of Politics, Metaphysics, and Death: Essays on Giorgio Agamben's Homo Sacer (2005).