Sunday, February 27, 2011

Grice hears of Gardiner

Dale in "Theory of meaning", online:

"I will give a quote from Furberg below to this effect. Furberg mentions a tape recorded lecture of Austin's called "What I do as a philosopher" in which Austin refers to Gardiner. See Furberg (1971), pp. viii and 57."

We know Furberg was Grice's tuttee.

Reconstructed conversational (semi-fictional):

GRICE. Hello.
FURBERG. Hello.
GRICE. (silence).
FURBERG. So, I brought more evidence that Austin dismissed Witters and preferred Gardiner.
GRICE. The egyptologist.
FURBERG. Yes.
GRICE. (silence). Furberg produces a tape. And a tape-player.

Grice hears:

voice of Austin:

"What I do as a philosopher" "I philosophise". "Not Gardiner".

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