Books like How to Do Things with Words

How to Do Things with Words by J. L. Austin reads as analytical, academic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The meaning of meaning

C. K. Ogden · 1923

Both explore language & communication

79% genome match

The concept of mind

Gilbert Ryle · 1949

Same philosophy feel

58% genome match

How real is real?

Paul Watzlawick · 1976

Both explore communication

69% genome match

Philosophy of language

William P. Alston · 1964

Both explore language

70% genome match

Philosophy in a new key

Susanne Katherina (Knauth) Langer · 1942

Both explore language

70% genome match

An introduction to reasoning

Stephen Edelston Toulmin · 1979

Both explore communication

70% genome match

Speech acts

John R. Searle · 1969

Both explore language & communication

68% genome match

Introduction to mathematical philosophy

Bertrand Russell · 1920

Both explore language

66% genome match

Cybernetics Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine

Norbert Wiener · 1961

Both explore society & communication

82% genome match

Truth, invention, and the meaning of life

David Wiggins · 1976

Both explore language

67% genome match

The Discarded Image

C. S. Lewis · 1994

Both explore society

81% genome match

Unended quest

Karl Popper · 1976

Same philosophy feel

65% genome match