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Paul Grice

Philosophy of Language

Herbert Paul Grice lived from 13 March 1913 to 28 August 1988 and, usually publishing under the name H.P. Grice, H. Paul Grice or Paul Grice, was a British philosopher of language who created the theory of implicature and the cooperative principle, with its namesake Gricean maxims, concepts that became foundational in the linguistic field of pragmatics; his work on meaning also influenced the philosophical study of semantics.

Facts
Birth Year
1913 1
Defining Moment
Served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, then returned to his Fellowship at St John's 1
Birth Date
1913-03-13 1
Notable Publication
Studies in the Way of Words (1989) 1
Office Held
Professor at the University of California, Berkeley 1
Death Year
1988 1
Death Date
1988-08-28 1
Birthplace
Birmingham, England 1
Death Place
Berkeley, California, U.S. 1
Tradition
Analytic philosophy 1
Classification
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
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1. Paul Grice - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Born, date
    13 March 1913
  • Infobox, Born, year
    13 March 1913
  • Infobox, Born, place
    Birmingham, England
  • Infobox, Died, date
    28 August 1988, aged 75
  • Infobox, Died, year
    28 August 1988, aged 75
  • Infobox, Died, place
    Berkeley, California, U.S.
  • Infobox, School
    Analytic philosophy
  • Life section, WWII
    During the Second World War Grice served in the Royal Navy; after the war he returned to his Fellowship at St John's
  • Life section, valedictory book
    Studies in the Way of Words (1989)
  • Life section, Berkeley
    he moved to the United States to take up a professorship at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught until his death in 1988
  • Lead section, nationality sentence
    Herbert Paul Grice (13 March 1913-28 August 1988), usually publishing under the name H.
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