Crash Course Philosophy #27: Netflix & Chill

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Last week we talked about language and meaning. Today, Hank explores some of the things that complicate meaning and how we get around that. We’ll explain conversational implicature, the cooperative principle, and the four main maxims of successful communication, as laid out by Paul Grice, as well as performative utterances.

[Video and text source: CrashCourse You Tube channel]