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How to Do Things with Words

Second Edition (William James Lectures)

By J. L. Austin

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| Paperback | 9780674411524

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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 WorContinue

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 text clearer, and, at the same time, more faithful to the actual lectures. An appendix contains literal transcriptions of a number of marginal notes made by Austin but not included in the text. Comparison of the text with these annotations provides new dimensions to the study of Austin's work.

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  • Speech acts and responsibility

    Philosophy has a great deal to do with words. Austin's utterances classification (verdictives, exercitives, commissive...) is useful to demonstrate how and when speech acts succeed or fail. Behabitives, especially compliments which do not secure something as good, is still a matter of philosophical ... (continue)

    Philosophy has a great deal to do with words. Austin's utterances classification (verdictives, exercitives, commissive...) is useful to demonstrate how and when speech acts succeed or fail. Behabitives, especially compliments which do not secure something as good, is still a matter of philosophical inquiry. But the way in which all these questions are explained - lectures -is fragmentary, a little boring and difficult to read and digest.

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    Martha Peake said on Dec 3, 2008 | 2 feedbacks

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 188 Pages
  • Edition: 2nd
  • ISBN-10: 0674411528
  • ISBN-13: 9780674411524
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Pub date: Dec 21, 2006
  • Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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