The Claim of Reason

This new paperback edition restores this landmark work to its orginal trim size, replacing the previous paperback that has sold about 8000 copies since it was published in 1982. The author has provided a new Preface, in which he discusses the reception and influence of the work, which occupies a unique niche between philosophy and literary studies. The Claim of Reason continues to be recognized as Cavell's masterpiece, and was the central topic of a book published by OUP UK in 1994 (Stephen Mulhall, Stanley Cavell: Philosophy's Recounting of the Ordinary).