J. L. Austin

John Langshaw Austin (March 28, 1911 ? February 8, 1960) was a philosopher of language, who developed much of the current theory of speech acts. He was born in Lancaster and educated at Balliol College, Oxford. After serving in MI6 during World War II, Austin became White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford. He occupies a place in the British philosophy of language alongside Wittgenstein in staunchly advocating the examination of the way words are used in order to elucidate meaning.

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March 28 - 1911 - February 8 - 1960 - Philosopher of language - Speech act - Lancaster - Balliol College, Oxford - MI6 - World War II - Oxford - Wittgenstein - Meaning

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