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John Langshaw Austin, OBE, FBA (26 March 1911 – 8 February 1960) was a British philosopher of language and leading proponent of ordinary language philosophy, best known for developing the theory of speech acts. [5]
Dec 11, 2012 · John Langshaw Austin (1911–1960) was White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He made a number of contributions in various areas of philosophy, including important work on knowledge, perception, action, freedom, truth, language, and the use of language in speech acts.
J.L. Austin (born March 28, 1911, Lancaster, Lancashire, England—died February 8, 1960, Oxford) was a British philosopher best known for his individualistic analysis of human thought derived from detailed study of ordinary language.
John Langshaw Austin (1911—1960) J. L. Austin was one of the more influential British philosophers of his time, due to his rigorous thought, extraordinary personality, and innovative philosophical method. According to John Searle, he was both passionately loved and hated by his contemporaries.
How to Do Things with Words. John Langshaw Austin. Clarendon Press, 1975 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 168 pages. This work sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed...
J. L. (John Langshaw) Austin dominated philosophy in Oxford from the end of the Second World War until death ended his tenure as White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy in 1960. His work on speech acts has had a significant and lasting impact on the wider philosophical world.
Dec 1, 2011 · This is the first collection of essays on J. L. Austin’s philosophy published by a major Anglophone press in nearly forty years. Rejecting the standard picture of him as an effectively obsolete “doyen of ordinary language philosophy”, the contributors show how Austin’s work can be brought to bear on issues that are on the top of today ...
John Langshaw Austin (more commonly known as J.L Austin) (March 28, 1911 – February 8, 1960) was a philosopher of language and the main figure in the development of what is known as ordinary language philosophy within Anglo-American analytic philosophy.
Nov 14, 2022 · John Langshaw Austin (b. 1911–d. 1960) was White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He made a number of contributions in various areas of philosophy, including important work on knowledge, perception, action, freedom, truth, language, and the use of language in speech acts.
Jul 3, 2007 · Saying and Meaning: A Main Theme in J. L. Austin’s Philosophy, Oxford: Blackwell. Grewendorf, G. and G. Meggle (eds.), 2002. Speech Acts, Mind and Social Reality , Dordrecht: Kluwer.
