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P. F. Strawson
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British philosopher (1919–2006)
OverviewAI-generated
P. F. Strawson was a British philosopher, engineer, and university teacher. Born Peter Frederick Strawson in Ealing, he was educated at St John's College. He served as a teacher at the University of Oxford, Magdalen College, Bangor University, and University College, Oxford. During World War II, he served in the British Army.
Strawson wrote in English and was influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein. His notable works include *Skepticism and naturalism : some varieties*, *Ensaios*, *Ensayos sobre Strawson*, *Introduzione alla teoria logica*, and *Lectures on Ethics 1946*. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the British Academy. He received the award of Knight Bachelor and was a Fellow of the British Academy. He died at John Radcliffe Hospital in 2006 and is buried at Wolvercote Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 48
Top works
- Ensaios
- Ensayos sobre Strawson
- Skepticism and naturalism : some varieties
- Introduzione alla teoria logica
- Lectures on Ethics 1946
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Key facts
- Born
- Peter Frederick Strawson , 23 November 1919, Ealing , London, England
- Died
- 13 February 2006 (2006-02-13) (aged 86), London, England
- Burial place
- Wolvercote Cemetery
- Children
- 4, including Galen
- Alma mater
- St John's College, Oxford
- Academic advisor
- Paul Grice
- Era
- Contemporary philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Analytic
- Institutions
- University of Oxford
- Doctoral students
- Eckart Förster , A. C. Grayling , John Searle
- Notable students
- Gareth Evans , Paul Snowdon
- Main interests
- Philosophy of language · Philosophy of mind
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frederick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ealing
- Place of death
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- University College, Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
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- date of death
- 2006-02-13
- date of birth
- 1919-11-23
- member of
- British Academy
- place of burial
- Wolvercote Cemetery
- influenced by
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Peter Frederick Strawson FBA (/ˈstrɔːsən/; 23 November 1919 – 13 February 2006) was an English philosopher who spent most of his career at the University of Oxford. He was the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1968 to 1987. He had previously held the positions of college lecturer and tutorial fellow at University College, Oxford, a college he returned to upon his retirement in 1987, and which provided him with rooms until his death.
Paul Snowdon and Anil Gomes, in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, comment that Strawson "exerted a considerable influence on philosophy, both during his lifetime and, indeed, since his death."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “P. F. Strawson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.