John Stuart Mill book Autobiography
Source: Autobiography (1873), Ch. 7: General View of the Remainder of My Life (p. 206)
“What I would like to show is that there is a vital dimension of their writing, which I call performative reflexivity, which if ignored or misunderstood will impede an adequate response to it.”
Source: Philosophy At The Limit (1990), Chapter 8, Performative Reflexivity, p. 134
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British philosopher, born 1946 1946Related quotes
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