A Plea for Excuses
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A Plea for Excuses is a seminal philosophical essay by J. L. Austin that analyzes ordinary language and the ways people use excuses to navigate responsibility and blame.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Plea for Excuses Context triple: [J. L. Austin, notableWork, A Plea for Excuses]
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A.
No Excuses
"No Excuses" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Alice in Chains, known for its acoustic sound, introspective lyrics, and success as a major rock radio hit.
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B.
Guilt Trip
"Guilt Trip" is a moody, experimental hip-hop track by Kanye West that blends atmospheric production with introspective lyrics about regret and emotional conflict.
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C.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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D.
The Fun of It
The Fun of It is a 1932 memoir by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, recounting her experiences in early aviation and encouraging women to pursue flying.
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E.
The Right Reason
The Right Reason is a collection of essays by conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. that articulates and defends his political and philosophical views.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Plea for Excuses Target entity description: A Plea for Excuses is a seminal philosophical essay by J. L. Austin that analyzes ordinary language and the ways people use excuses to navigate responsibility and blame.
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A.
No Excuses
"No Excuses" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Alice in Chains, known for its acoustic sound, introspective lyrics, and success as a major rock radio hit.
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B.
Guilt Trip
"Guilt Trip" is a moody, experimental hip-hop track by Kanye West that blends atmospheric production with introspective lyrics about regret and emotional conflict.
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C.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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D.
The Fun of It
The Fun of It is a 1932 memoir by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, recounting her experiences in early aviation and encouraging women to pursue flying.
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E.
The Right Reason
The Right Reason is a collection of essays by conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. that articulates and defends his political and philosophical views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical essay ⓘ work on ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
criteria for assigning or withholding blame
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distinctions between justification and excuse ⓘ ways agents describe their own actions ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify concepts of responsibility and blame
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show the philosophical importance of ordinary language ⓘ |
| analyzes |
expressions used to shift or reduce responsibility
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fine-grained distinctions in everyday speech ⓘ ordinary uses of the word "excuse" ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oxford philosophy
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speech act theory ⓘ |
| author |
J. L. Austin
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J. L. Austin ⓘ
surface form:
John Langshaw Austin
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| conclusion | careful attention to ordinary language illuminates moral concepts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
distinctions between different kinds of excuses
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relationship between language and responsibility ⓘ use of ordinary language in moral evaluation ⓘ ways people mitigate or avoid blame ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | anti-theoretical emphasis on ordinary usage ⓘ |
| influenced |
later work in action theory
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later work in moral responsibility ⓘ subsequent ordinary language analyses in philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
action theory
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blame ⓘ excuses ⓘ ordinary language analysis ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed analysis of everyday speech
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impact on discussions of moral responsibility ⓘ influence on ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic philosophy
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ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
How to Do Things with Words
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Sense and Sensibilia ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
analysis of ordinary language
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conceptual clarification ⓘ linguistic analysis ⓘ |
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