This book explains the role of circumstances in truth by justifying a grammar-school textbook's inclusionof the claim "Lord Raglan won the battle of Alma," and it declares that it will "play Old Harry with" both"the true/false fetish" and "the value/fact fetish." One concept in this book is explained as possibly failingdue to a lack of "uptake," such as the refusal of a bet. The example of naming a ship the Queen Elizabeth isdescribed in this book as a "misfire," which lacks authority, as opposed to an "abuse." Those ar
This book explains the role of circumstances in truth by justifying a grammar-school textbook's inclusionof the claim "Lord Raglan won the battle of Alma," and it declares that it will "play Old Harry with" both"the true/false fetish" and "the value/fact fetish." One concept in this book is explained as possibly failingdue to a lack of "uptake," such as the refusal of a bet. The example of naming a ship the Queen Elizabeth isdescribed in this book as a "misfire," which lacks authority, as opposed to an "abuse." Those are ways inwhich this book's condition of being "felicitous" might not be met. This book divides a concept, based onwhether it requires an effect in order to succeed, into illocutions and perlocutions, the latter of which mightinclude alarming or persuading. For 10 points, name this book which discusses various kinds of "speechacts" and was written by J.L. Austin.
This book explains the role of circumstances in truth by justifying a grammar-school textbook's inclusionof the claim "Lord Raglan won the battle of Alma," and it declares that it will "play Old Harry with" both"the true/false fetish" and "the value/fact fetish.
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