Download or read book The Philosophy of J. L. Austin written by Martin Gustafsson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first major study of J. L. Austin's philosophy in decades. Leading philosophers show the relevance of his work to current debates including scepticism and contextualism, the epistemology of testimony, and the semantics/pragmatics distinction. They demonstrate why Austin's work is of continuing value and interest to philosophers today