Features and problems of Max Black's performative conclusion, or how to avoid the "guillotine"

The article views the Max Black's solution of the Hume's philosophical problem (Hume's Guillotine) by using the performative conclusion. Max Black tries to show that performative conclusion can help to provide the transition from factual "is" statements to "ought" statements. The article discusses the contradictions of such solution which does not allow to consider it sufficient. M. Black claims that transition from the "is" statements to "ought" statements is possible. Such transition is possible only in performative aspect. Our purpose is demonstration of the fact that this way of the decision is not satisfactory. There are following contradictions which don't allow to reconcile a performative and logical implication. First, from the factual statements can follow anything. Because, the "normal" context is defined by a regularity and success of last cases. Second, the validity of the actual conditions is defined by characters and their competences of the matter. Thus, it is possible to visualize two interconnected problems: the problem of validity of performative statement and problem of the competences of the characters. This problems don't allow to overcome a gap between "is" and "should". From the point of view that the language is a practical activity M. Black's approach has obvious advantages, but at the same time doesn't resolve an issue as "performatives" can be statements of obligation.

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