The Demise of Ordinary Language Philosophy: Grice
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The Demise of Ordinary Language Philosophy: Grice
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5. The Demise of Ordinary Language Philosophy: Grice
It was ultimately Grice who came to introduce, at Oxford, some of the first ideas that marked the significant fall from grace of Ordinary Language Philosophy.
Other factors combined to contribute to the general demise of Ordinary Language Philosophy, in particular the rise in popularity of Formal Semantics, but also a renewed pursuit of ‘Naturalism’ in Philosophy, aimed at drawing the discipline nearer, once again, to the sciences.
Grice had a special place in this story because his work, as well as providing the argument which threw Ordinary Language philosophical principles into doubt, contributed to the development of a field of study that ultimately became the wellspring of those carrying on the legacy of the Ordinary Language Philosophers in the 21st century; namely Speech-Act Theory.