Charles Bernstein - Teachers Make a Difference Stanley Cavell

The speaker describes their challenging transition from the Bronx High School of Science in New York to Harvard College in Cambridge. In the spring of 1969, they took a class with the philosopher Stanley Cabal, which deeply influenced them. The class, Humanities 5, covered the history of western philosophy and works by Thoreau, Emerson, and Rousseau. The speaker became friends with Cabal, visiting his home and learning from his approach.

What was the initial educational institution mentioned by the speaker?

• Cambridge University

• Stanford University

• The Bronx High School of Science

• Harvard College

Which philosopher's class did the speaker attend in 1969?

• Immanuel Kant

• Stanley Cabal

• Friedrich Nietzsche

• Jean-Paul Sartre

Which subject did the speaker find captivating in Stanley Cabal's class?

• Political Science

• Modern Art

• History of Western Philosophy

• Eastern Philosophy

Which authors were discussed by the speaker and Stanley Cabal?

• Shakespeare and Dickens

• Thoreau, Emerson, and Rousseau

• Hemingway and Fitzgerald

• Tolstoy and Dostoevsky

What opportunity did the speaker have with Stanley Cabal?

• To attend a public lecture

• To visit his house

• To co-author a book

• To travel abroad