J.L. Austin on language

by Garvey, Brian

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Full title :J.L. Austin on language / edited by Brian Garvey.

Summary

In the middle of the Twentieth century J.L. Austin subjected language to a close and intense analysis. This book deals with his examination of the various things we do with words, comparing his work with that of more recent philosophers and social scientists. It shows that his work can still play a vital role in enhancing our understanding of language. It also deals with the philosophical insights that Austin believed could be gained by closely examining the uses of words by non-philosophers. The school of thought that Austin's name is usually linked with -- 'ordinary language philosophy' -- is often overlooked today. This book contains both criticisms of Austin's philosophical work where he used this approach, and defences of it that aim to show that it can still be a source of valuable insights.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781137329998, 1137329998
oclc:ocn875404926
LC Classification:P106
Dewey Decimal:401

Introduction; Brian Garvey -- Remembering J.L. Austin; Ann Lendrum -- 1. Recollections of Austin; John R. Searle -- PART I: SPEECH ACT THEORY -- 2. Austin on Language and Action; Marina Sbis̉ -- 3. When Words Do Things: Perlocutions and Social Affordances; Charles Lassiter -- 4. Etiolations; Joe Friggieri -- 5. How to Do Things Without Words; Tom Grimwood and Paul K. Miller -- PART II: ORDINARY LANGUAGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL METHOD -- 6. Austin's Method; Hanno Birken-Bertsch -- 7. Getting the Philosopher out of the Armchair: J.L. Austin's Response to Logical Positivism in Comparison to that of Arne Naess; Siobhan Chapman -- 8. Verbal Fallacies and Philosophical Intuitions: The Continuing Relevance of Ordinary Language Analysis; Eugen Fischer -- 9. Sense and Sensibilia and the Significance of Linguistic Phenomenology; Roberta Locatelli -- PART III: LANGUAGE, PERCEPTION AND MIND -- 10. Austin on the Philosophy of Perception; Paul Snowdon -- 11. Austin on Conceptual Polarity and Sensation Deception Metaphors; Dale Jacquette -- 12. The Importance of Intentions in Introspection; Kevin Reuter -- 13. Ordinary Language and the Nature of Emotions and Motives; Harry Lesser.