The works of the philosopher J. Austin, author of _How to Do Things With Words_[1] (and the wonderfully titled _Sense and Sensibilia_[2]), seem eminently more r

The works of the philosopher J. Austin, author of _How to Do Things With Words_[1] (and the wonderfully titled _Sense and Sensibilia_[2]), seem eminently more relevant to law, and I hope are cited as well. Austin writes about “performative utterances”[3] such as “I promise I will give you a dollar” and “I pronounce you man and wife”, which by their utterance become true. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._L._Austin#How_to_Do_Things_with_Words https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._L._Austin#How_to_Do_Things_... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_and_Sensibilia_(Austin) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_and_Sensibilia_(Austin) [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_utterance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_utterance