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J.L. Austin
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How to Do Things with Words
This work sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts for at least the last ten years of his life. Starting from an exhaustive examination of his already well-known distinction between performative utterances and statements, Austin here finally abandons that distinction, replacing it with a more general theory of 'illocutionary forces' of utterances which has important bearings on a wide variety of philosophicalproblems.
How to Do Things with Words
Assembles the twentieth-century philosopher's ideas and conclusions regarding issues and problems pertaining to word usage.
Symposium on J. L. Austin
Essays on the Oxford philosopher, who despite publishing only seven papers, was a major influence on Anglo-American analytic philosophy.
The Other Side of Shame
The Other Side Of Shame is an intese and powerful story that grips the reader with its narratives of cruelty vs. love; despair vs. resilience; greed vs. generosity; and good against evil . . . All juxtaposed within the context of a multicultural setting. The author's story is woven with sharp humor and raw emotions. Her tale of deep love, loyalty, loss, and profound sorrow takes you on a journey that touches every emotion and leaves you inspired, enlightened, and transformed.
The Austin Papers
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Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin, the Father of Texas, has long been enshrined as an authentic American hero. This biography brings his private life, motives, personality and character into sharp focus, and examines the skills he employed as a central player in events leading to the Texas Revolution.
J. L. Austin
The first biography of the philosopher who became a mastermind of Allied intelligence in World War Two. Austere, witty, and formidable, J. L. Austin (1911-1960) was the leader of Oxford Ordinary Language Philosophy and the founder of speech-act theory. This book—the first full-length biography of Austin—enhances our understanding of his dominance in 1950s Oxford, examining the significance of his famous Saturday morning seminars, and his sometimes tense relationships with Gilbert Ryle, Isaiah Berlin, A. J. Ayer, and Elizabeth Anscombe. Throwing new light on Austin's own intellectual development, it probes the strengths and weaknesses of his mature philosophy, and reconstructs his late un...
