Ideas of J.L. Austin, by Theme

[British, 1911 - 1960, Born in Lancaster. Professor at Oxford University.]

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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

21960

Ordinary language is the beginning of philosophy, but there is much more to it

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth

10835

True sentences says the appropriate descriptive thing on the appropriate demonstrative occasion

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique

10836

Correspondence theorists shouldn't think that a country has just one accurate map

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / a. Problem of vagueness

21598

Austin revealed many meanings for 'vague': rough, ambiguous, general, incomplete... [Williamson]