Philosophical Papers (Clarendon Paperbacks)

The late J.L. Austin's influence on contemporary philosophy was substantial during his lifetime, and has grown greatly since his death in 1960. This third edition of Philosophical Papers , the first edition of which was published in 1961, includes all of Austin's published papers (except Performatif-Constatif) as well as a new essay entitled The Line and the Cave in Plato's Republic , which has been reconstructed from Austin's notes. This text collects all Austin's published articles plus a new one, ch. 13, hitherto unpublished. The analysis of the ordinary language to clarify philosophical questions is the common element. Topics covered include the nature of knowledge, the doctrine of 'speech acts', 'correspondence theory' and the meaning of 'pretending' The influence of J.L.Austin on contemporary philosophy was substantial during his lifetime, and has grown greatly since his death, at the height of his powers, in 1960. This book, first published in 1961, was the first of three volumes to increase the influence and popularity of his work. THIS article its start from an article by Professor H. A. Prichard (Philosophy, x [1935], 27-39) on 'The Meaning of in Ethics of Aristotle'.