“In the history of human inquiry, philosophy has the place of the initial central sun, seminal and tumultuous: from time to time it throws off some portion of itself to take station as a science, a planet, cool and well regulated, progressing steadily towards a distant final state.”

About J. L. Austin

Philosopher • British

John Langshaw 'J. L.' Austin was a highly influential British philosopher of language and a leading figure in the school of ordinary language philosophy. He is best known for developing the theory of speech acts, which...