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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:academicAdvisor |
gptkb:Peter_Strawson
Professor_at_University_of_Oxford |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Oxford_University
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| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary degrees
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1911-03-26
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| gptkbp:children |
2
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Clarification of language use
Understanding of communicative acts |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Philosophical analysis of language
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| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Impact on modern philosophy
Continued relevance in philosophy today |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1960-12-08
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Oxford,_England
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| gptkbp:fellow |
gptkb:British_Academy
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| gptkbp:field |
Philosophy
|
| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
Linguistics
|
| gptkbp:financialPerformance |
Respected figure in philosophy
Significant in 20th-century philosophy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
G. W. Austin
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Gilbert_Ryle
gptkb:Derek_Parfit gptkb:Richard_Rorty gptkb:John_Searle gptkb:Saul_Kripke Philosophy of mind |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Ludwig_Wittgenstein
gptkb:J._L._Austin |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Speech act theory
Contributions to philosophy |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Pioneering work in speech act theory
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
gptkb:H._P._Grice How to Do Things with Words Performative utterances Speech act theory development |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
How to Do Things with Words
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| gptkbp:occupation |
Philosopher
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
Analytic philosophy
Pragmatics Contextualism Ordinary language philosophy Meaning and reference Analysis of performative language Exploration of language and action Influence on linguistics and semantics Language and its functions Meaning vs. use On contemporary philosophy of language On linguistics and philosophy Role of context in meaning Theory of speech acts Post-war_British_philosophy |
| gptkbp:publications |
Various articles and books
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| gptkbp:researchContribution |
Teaching and mentoring philosophers
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| gptkbp:researchInterest |
Philosophy of language
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:England
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Margaret_Austin
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