Interpreting J. L. Austin: Critical Essays

ISBN-13: 9781107125902 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 246 str.

Savas L. Tsohatzidis

Opis

This book presents fresh perspectives on the context and significance of Austin's philosophies of language, truth, perception, and knowledge.

Spis treści

List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Savas L. Tsohatzidis; 1. Exploring Austin's galaxy: searching for truth through the lens of ordinary language Marga Reimer; 2. Levels of linguistic acts and the semantics of saying and quoting Friederike Moltmann; 3. On the representation of form and function: imperative sentences Robert Fiengo; 4. Uptake in action Maximilian de Gaynesford; 5. Performativity and the 'true/false fetish' Savas L. Tsohatzidis; 6. The vulnerability of reality: Austin, normativity, and excuses Sandra Laugier; 7. Berkeley and Austin on the argument from illusion Robert Schwartz; 8. Austin on perception, knowledge and meaning Krista Lawlor; 9. Enough is enough: Austin on knowing Guy Longworth; 10. Knowledge and knowledge-claims: Austin and beyond Stephen Hetherington; Bibliography; Index.