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J. L. Austin
John Langshaw Austin (March 28, 1911 - February 8, 1960) was a philosopher of language. He was born in Lancaster and educated at the University of Oxford.
After serving in MI6 during World War II, Austin became a professor of philosophy at Oxford.
- A Plea For Excuses (1956).
- The Meaning of a Word, in Thomas M. Olshewsky, Philosophy of language.
- How to do Things with Words (1961)
- Sense and Sensibilia (1962)
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