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J. L. Austin
Philosopher and D-Day Intelligence Officer
Buch von M. W. Rowe
Sprache: Englisch

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J. L. Austin was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, but also an intelligence officer in the Second World War. This revelatory biography explores Austin's complex character, his remarkable achievements in war and peace, and the surprisinglty dramatic events in his personal life.
J. L. Austin was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, but also an intelligence officer in the Second World War. This revelatory biography explores Austin's complex character, his remarkable achievements in war and peace, and the surprisinglty dramatic events in his personal life.
Über den Autor
M. W. Rowe is an Honorary Researcher in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He was educated at Cranbrook School and Cambridge and York Universities. He was formerly Head of English at Pocklington School, Yorkshire, Lecturer in Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London, and Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at UEA. He is particularly interested in military history, linguistic philosophy, classical music, nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, and the intersections between philosophy and literature. In addition to his work on J. L. Austin, he is currently supervising a recording of the complete works of Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812-65).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part I: Pre-War

  • 1: Origins: c. 1670-1911

  • 2: Childhood: 1911-1924

  • 3: Shrewsbury: 1924-1929

  • 4: Balliol: 1929-1933

  • 5: Philosophy in Oxford: 1918-1933

  • 6: All Souls: 1933-1935

  • 7: Collingwood, C. I. Lewis, and Aristotle: 1935-1938

  • 8: The Brethren, Politics, and Wittgenstein: 1937-1940

  • Part II: War

  • 9: Jean and the Army: 1939-1941

  • 10: MI14, Marriage, and North African Intelligence: 1941

  • 11: Injury, Scotland, and the Desert War: 1941-1942

  • 12: The Coming of the Martians: 1942

  • 13: Norfolk House, Dieppe, and Torch: 1942

  • 14: Skyscraper, Invade Mecum, and Exile: 1943

  • 15: The Hunt for the V-Weapons: 1943-1944

  • 16: At Peter Robinson's: 1943-1944

  • 17: Towards D-Day: 1944

  • 18: D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: 1944

  • 19: Arnhem and the Ardennes: 1944-1945

  • 20: War's End: 1945

  • Part III: Post-War

  • 21: Post-War Britain and Oxford: 1945-1947

  • 22: 'Other Minds': 1946-1947

  • 23: Ordinary Language Philosophy: 1947-1959

  • 24: The Oral and the Written: 1947-1959

  • 25: Sense and Sensibilia: 1947-1959

  • 26: Truth and Logic: 1950-1952

  • 27: White's Professor: 1952-1954

  • 28: Domestic Life and the Americans: 1952-1954

  • 29: Harvard and Speech-Acts: 1955

  • 30: Abilities and Excuses: 1956-1957

  • 31: Royaumont and Anscombe: 1958

  • 32: California, Semantics, and Sound Symbolism: 1958-1959

  • 33: Ayer, Scandinavia, and the Gellner Controversy: 1959

  • 34: Final Illness: 1959-1960

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780198707585
ISBN-10: 0198707584
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Rowe, M. W.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Abbildungen: 24 black-and-white illustrations
Maße: 254 x 185 x 38 mm
Von/Mit: M. W. Rowe
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.05.2023
Gewicht: 1,5 kg
Artikel-ID: 124654590
Über den Autor
M. W. Rowe is an Honorary Researcher in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He was educated at Cranbrook School and Cambridge and York Universities. He was formerly Head of English at Pocklington School, Yorkshire, Lecturer in Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London, and Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at UEA. He is particularly interested in military history, linguistic philosophy, classical music, nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, and the intersections between philosophy and literature. In addition to his work on J. L. Austin, he is currently supervising a recording of the complete works of Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812-65).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part I: Pre-War

  • 1: Origins: c. 1670-1911

  • 2: Childhood: 1911-1924

  • 3: Shrewsbury: 1924-1929

  • 4: Balliol: 1929-1933

  • 5: Philosophy in Oxford: 1918-1933

  • 6: All Souls: 1933-1935

  • 7: Collingwood, C. I. Lewis, and Aristotle: 1935-1938

  • 8: The Brethren, Politics, and Wittgenstein: 1937-1940

  • Part II: War

  • 9: Jean and the Army: 1939-1941

  • 10: MI14, Marriage, and North African Intelligence: 1941

  • 11: Injury, Scotland, and the Desert War: 1941-1942

  • 12: The Coming of the Martians: 1942

  • 13: Norfolk House, Dieppe, and Torch: 1942

  • 14: Skyscraper, Invade Mecum, and Exile: 1943

  • 15: The Hunt for the V-Weapons: 1943-1944

  • 16: At Peter Robinson's: 1943-1944

  • 17: Towards D-Day: 1944

  • 18: D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: 1944

  • 19: Arnhem and the Ardennes: 1944-1945

  • 20: War's End: 1945

  • Part III: Post-War

  • 21: Post-War Britain and Oxford: 1945-1947

  • 22: 'Other Minds': 1946-1947

  • 23: Ordinary Language Philosophy: 1947-1959

  • 24: The Oral and the Written: 1947-1959

  • 25: Sense and Sensibilia: 1947-1959

  • 26: Truth and Logic: 1950-1952

  • 27: White's Professor: 1952-1954

  • 28: Domestic Life and the Americans: 1952-1954

  • 29: Harvard and Speech-Acts: 1955

  • 30: Abilities and Excuses: 1956-1957

  • 31: Royaumont and Anscombe: 1958

  • 32: California, Semantics, and Sound Symbolism: 1958-1959

  • 33: Ayer, Scandinavia, and the Gellner Controversy: 1959

  • 34: Final Illness: 1959-1960

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780198707585
ISBN-10: 0198707584
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Rowe, M. W.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Abbildungen: 24 black-and-white illustrations
Maße: 254 x 185 x 38 mm
Von/Mit: M. W. Rowe
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.05.2023
Gewicht: 1,5 kg
Artikel-ID: 124654590
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