M. W. Rowe (Honorary Researcher Honorary Researcher in Philosophy

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J. L. Austin

Philosopher and D-Day Intelligence Officer

Beschreibung

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.

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).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 682
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 185mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1470g
• ISBN-13: 9780198707585
• ISBN-10: 0198707584
• Artikelnr.: 65688937