A.J. Ayer memorial essays
By: edited by A. Phillips Griffiths.
Contributors: Ayer, A. J. 1910-; Griffiths, A. Phillips.
Series: Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement ;; 30
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Ayer, A. J. 1910-; Philosophy
Description: A. J. Ayer, who died in 1989, was acknowledged as one of Britain's most distinguished philosophers. In this memorial collection of essays leading Western philosophers reflect on Ayer'' place in the history of philosophy and explore aspects of his thought and teaching. The volume also includes a posthumous essay by Ayer himself: "A Defence of Empiricism." These essays are undoubtedly a fitting tribute to a major figure, but the collection is not simply retrospective; rather it looks forward to present and future developments in philosophical thought that Ayer's work has stimulated.--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.
Also published as second 1991 supplement to the journal Philosophy and as v. 30 in the series Royal Institute of Philosophy lecture series.