Quote of John Langshaw Austin - We speak of people 'taking refuge'...
Biography - John Langshaw Austin:
British philosopher of language and leading proponent of ordinary language philosophy.
Born: 1911 - Died: 1960
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Born: 1911 - Died: 1960
Place of birth: United Kingdom
We speak of people 'taking refuge' in vagueness — the more precise you are, in general the more likely you are to be wrong, whereas you stand a good chance of not being wrong if you make it vague enough.
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