Nowell-Smith, or "Smith" as I called him (since his "Nowell" was fictitioius) was much loved by Grice. He died recently, Smith did. And his obituary reads this charming account of this most charming of men, and false too:
"Patrick became pr
"In 1957, Smith accepted the invitation to become a professor of philosophy at Leicester University, because, he said,
"I felt overwhelmed by the presence at Oxford of Paul Grice who was oh so much cleverer than I".
In any case, any Gricean worth her name should read and re-read his "Contextual Implication" in the Aristotelian Society, and enjoy. Later.
JL
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