[lit-ideas] Re: Can, logically, there be any such thing as a "performative contradiction"?

Robert Paul

This looks plausible, but the more I think about it the more these seem like genuine performatives. I say this, because contexts require specific contexts (this is obvious) in order to 'work,' e.g.

He would upon reflection offer the following do-over.

'I say this because performatives require specific contexts...'

Himself
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