P. F. Strawson

Quotes

• “Neither Aristotelian nor Russellian rules give the exact logic of any expression of ordinary language; for ordinary language has no exact logic.”
• “[A] man who contradicts himself may have succeeded in exercising his vocal chords. But from the point of view of imparting information, of communicating facts (or falsehoods) it is as if he had never opened his mouth. He utters words, but does not say anything.”
• “Part of my aim is to exhibit some general and structural features of the conceptual scheme in terms of which we think about particular things.”

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Key dates

Born

23 November 1919

Died

13 February 2006

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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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