Like 'real', 'free' is only used to rule out the suggestion of some or all of its recognized … - J. L. Austin

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J. L. Austin

Like 'real', 'free' is only used to rule out the suggestion of some or all of its recognized antitheses. As 'truth' is not a name of a characteristic of assertions, so 'freedom' is not a name for a characteristic of actions, but the name of a dimension in which actions are assessed.

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