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 Yes, evidence from M. W. Rowe's biography of Austin and related academic reviews suggests that when Gilbert Ryle became the dominant figure of philosophy at Oxford after World War II, he deliberately suppressed praise for German philosophy and continental European thought generally, often using derision in place of his pre-war respect for it.    Evidence of Suppression Shift from Respect to Hostility: Before the war, Ryle was sympathetic to continental philosophy, reviewing Heidegger's Being and Time with respect in 1928 and delivering a measured account of Husserl's work in 1932. However, after the war, this dissent "hardened into hostility," and he replaced his former respect with derision. "Unwanted Course": Ryle himself referred to a course of lectures he gave at Oxford on the work of Bolzano, Brentano, Husserl, and Meinong as an "unwanted course," reflecting the prevailing shift in the Oxford philosophical climate away from such thinkers. Cultural Atmosphere: Rowe's biography and related analyses tie this shift to the general "political and cultural climate" in post-war Britain, which influenced dons and graduates at Oxford. This atmosphere contributed to the rise of the insular Oxford "ordinary language philosophy" led by Ryle and Austin, which largely ignored or dismissed non-Anglophone traditions. Focus on British/American Pragmatism: The post-war Oxford philosophy, as influenced by Ryle and Austin, focused on a more "parochial" linguistic analysis and American pragmatism, explicitly moving away from the German Idealists and Neo-Kantians who were sometimes used as foils for their own ideas. Character of Debate: The Oxford intellectual culture under Ryle and Austin was characterized by "competitiveness, insecurities, and infighting," often treating philosophy as a "combat sport". This created an environment that was not conducive to an open appreciation of "foreign" philosophical traditions, particularly those associated with Germany.