Abstract:According to Austin, the first condition of happiness of a performative utterance is the existence of "an accepted conventional procedure". We have a curious situation here, and Austin recognizes it, at least in part. In fact, if a performative -the act of accepting -is inscribed in the very structure of performativity, then every performative -including accepting -presupposes an act of accepting, which, in its turn, presupposes an act of accepting, and so on. Accepting -not merely a regular performative, but … Show more
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