Performative utterance Summary

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2,437 words, approx. 9 pages
Performative Theory of Truth Until relatively recently, it was taken for granted by all philosophers who wrote on the subject of truth, regardless of their differences on other matters, that words suc... Read more
2,706 words, approx. 10 pages
Performative Utterances At the beginning of How to Do Things with Words (1962), John Langshaw Austin challenged the common assumption that "the business of [a declarative sentence] can only be ... Read more