J.L. Austin
Birth date: March 28, 1911
Died: February 08, 1960
J.L. Austin's Books
1) The distinctions Austin makes are useful.2) The distinctions don't hold up.3) The collapse of the distinctions is useful.
I happened to run into Bill Bryson the other evening on a deserted street somewhere in Geneva. On impulse, as one does, I mugged him and stole his latest manuscript. It turned out to be a potted history of philosophy. Here's an extract for your delectation.Once upon a time, there was a philosopher c...