[PDF.61eq] How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition (The William James Lectures)

How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition (The William James Lectures)

[PDF.qi24] How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition (The William James Lectures)

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 | #91777 in Books |  1975-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .45 x4.96 x7.34l,.47 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Good, technical info but out of control narrative|By Jacob|In this review I will summarize Austin's argument and end with some reflections and criticisms:

Summary

This is a primer in speech-act theory. Austin highlights the possibility of a category of speech in which statements are neither true, nor false, but performative. Some statements do things; mo| |Immensely worth reading...What is made available here is a choice work by one of the most acute and original minds that England has produced in our time...The myth that Oxford philosophers in general, and Austin in particular, do nothing but examine the detail

John L. Austin was one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century. The William James Lectures presented Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts on a wide variety of philosophical problems. These talks became the classic How to Do Things with Words.

For this second edition, the editors have returned to Austin's original lecture notes, amending the printed text where it seemed necessary. Students will find the new ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition (The William James Lectures)   |  J. L. Austin. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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