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Ideas from 'A Plea for Excuses' by J.L. Austin [1956], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Philosophical Papers' by Austin,J.L. (ed/tr Urmson,J.O./Warnock,G.J.) [OUP 1979,0-19-283021-x]].

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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
21960 Ordinary language is the beginning of philosophy, but there is much more to it
                        Full Idea: Ordinary language is not the last word: in principle it can everywhere be supplemented and improved upon and superseded. Only remember, it is the first word.
                        From: J.L. Austin (A Plea for Excuses [1956], p.185), quoted by A.W. Moore - The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics Intro
                        A reaction: To claim anything more would be absurd. The point is that this remark comes from the high priest of ordinary language philosophy.