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John Langshaw Austin

John Langshaw AustinJohn Langshaw Austin (1911-1960).

British philosopher.

A graduate of Oxford, he was a fellow of All Souls (1933–35) and Magdalen (1935–52) colleges before he became White’s professor of moral philosophy (1952–60), also at Oxford.

He strongly influenced analytic philosophy, urging that the use of words be closely examined and holding that the distinctions of ordinary language are more subtle than is usually realized.

In How to Do Things with Words (1962), he distinguished between constative utterances (statements or reports that can be found true or false) and performative utterances (such as promises, warnings, and commands).

He went on to refine his system of classification; it became the basis for speech act theory.

Table of Contents

  • 1 Major Works of John Langshaw Austin
    • 1.1 Related:
  • 2 Videos
  • 3 Related Products
    • 3.1 Sprechakttheorie nach John Langshaw Austin und John Rogers Searle (German Edition)
    • 3.2 Philosophical papers. Edited by J.O. Urmson and G.J. Warnock.
    • 3.3 Le Langage de la Perception (Bibliotheque Des Textes Philosophiques - Poche) (French Edition)
    • 3.4 Sprechakttheorie nach John Langshaw Austin (German Edition)
    • 3.5 How to Do Things with Words - 1955 William James lectures. Harvard University(Chinese Edition)
    • 3.6 Translation of the academic world famous Series 14 Series : How to Do Things with Words(Chinese Edition)
    • 3.7 Zur Theorie der Sprechakte.
    • 3.8 Come fare cose con le parole: A cura di Carlo Penco e Marina Sbisà (Italian Edition)
    • 3.9 Ecrits philosophiques
    • 3.10 PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS By the Late J. L. Austin

Major Works of John Langshaw Austin

– How to Do Things with Words (Harvard, 1975)
– Philosophical Papers (Oxford, 1990)
– Sense and Sensibilia (Oxford, 1962)

Related:

  • speech act theory
  • linguistic philosophy
  • John Henry Newman
  • Saint John of the Cross
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    Sprechakttheorie nach John Langshaw Austin und John Rogers Searle (German Edition)

    Sprechakttheorie nach John Langshaw Austin und John Rogers Searle (German Edition)

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    • German (Publication Language)
    • 34 Pages - 12/19/2019 (Publication Date) - Grin Verlag (Publisher)
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    Philosophical papers. Edited by J.O. Urmson and G.J. Warnock.

    Philosophical papers. Edited by J.O. Urmson and G.J. Warnock.

    • Austin, J.L. (John Langshaw) (Author)
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    Le Langage de la Perception (Bibliotheque Des Textes Philosophiques - Poche) (French Edition)

    Le Langage de la Perception (Bibliotheque Des Textes Philosophiques - Poche) (French Edition)

    • Austin, John Langshaw (Author)
    • French (Publication Language)
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    Sprechakttheorie nach John Langshaw Austin (German Edition)

    Sprechakttheorie nach John Langshaw Austin (German Edition)

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    How to Do Things with Words - 1955 William James lectures. Harvard University(Chinese Edition)

    How to Do Things with Words - 1955 William James lectures. Harvard University(Chinese Edition)

    • John Langshaw Austin (Author)
    • Chinese (Publication Language)
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    Translation of the academic world famous Series 14 Series : How to Do Things with Words(Chinese Edition)

    Translation of the academic world famous Series 14 Series : How to Do Things with Words(Chinese Edition)

    • John Langshaw Austin (Author)
    • Chinese (Publication Language)
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    Zur Theorie der Sprechakte.

    Zur Theorie der Sprechakte.

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    Come fare cose con le parole: A cura di Carlo Penco e Marina Sbisà (Italian Edition)

    Come fare cose con le parole: A cura di Carlo Penco e Marina Sbisà (Italian Edition)

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    Ecrits philosophiques

    Ecrits philosophiques

    • Austin, John Langshaw (Author)
    • French (Publication Language)
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    PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS By the Late J. L. Austin

    PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS By the Late J. L. Austin

    • Hardcover Book
    • Austin, J. L. , J. O. Urmson & G. J. Warnock (Eds. ) (Author)
    • 06/25/1961 (Publication Date) - Oxford Clarendon Press (Publisher)
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