'John L. Austin was one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century. The William James Lectures presented Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts for more than ten years, with important effects on a wide variety of philosophical problems. These talks became the classic How to Do Things with Words.' - from back cover
The lectures printed here were delivered by Austin as the William James Lectures at Harvard University in 1955, which form the basis of his theory of speech acts.
The lectures printed here were delivered by Austin as the William James Lectures at Harvard University in 1955, which form the basis of his theory of speech acts.
Access level
Onsite
author
Location code
REF.AUJ
Language
English
Keyword
critical theory,  language
Publication/Creation date
1975
Edition
Second Edition
No of pages
168
ISBN / ISSN
9780674411524
No of copies
1
Content type
monograph
Lecture I
Lecture II
Lecture III
Lecture IV
Lecture V
Lecture VI
Lecture VII
Lecture VIII
Lecture IX
Lecture X
Lecture XI
Lecture XII
How to do Things with Words

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