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Guy Longworth on J.L. Austin and Ordinary Language

Philosophy Bites

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The Dangers of Being Pedantic

The fine line between being precise and pedantic is frequently crossed by philosophers anyway. Austin was the only person able to do philosophy in the way that Austin did, attending to fine details of the use of language. There's now a Philosophy Bites book published by Oxford University Press. For more information go to www.philosophybites.com.

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