Speech Acts, Mind, and Social Reality

Abstract

I want to thank the Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF) for hosting a colloquium in my honor in Bielefeld in June 1999. This colloquium was organized by Günther Grewendorf and Georg Meggle under the title Speech Acts, Mind, and Social Reality. I want to thank Günther and Georg for the excellent job they have done. Interesting papers were given on each subject, I responded to each paper as it was delivered, and an hour long lively discussion followed. I am grateful both to the organizers and to the participants for all of the work and intellectual effort that went into the conference. I enjoyed immensely the intellectual stimulation provided by the high quality of the discussion, and I relished the opportunity to clarify, expound, defend, and in some cases modify my views.