A.J. Ayer: a life

"Ben Rogers provides a clear and accessible account of Ayer's philosophical writings and assesses their significance to twentieth-century philosophy." "Rogers also offers fascinating insights into the links between Ayer's philosophy and his life. He guides us through the you...

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Main Author: Rogers, Ben (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Grove Press 1999
Edition:1st American ed
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Summary:"Ben Rogers provides a clear and accessible account of Ayer's philosophical writings and assesses their significance to twentieth-century philosophy." "Rogers also offers fascinating insights into the links between Ayer's philosophy and his life. He guides us through the young philosopher's troubled years at Eton, using Ayer's experience there to create an indelible portrait of England's upper classes during the twilight years of Victorian privilege. He takes us to Oxford, where Ayer astounded his tutors with his acumen and iconoclastic zeal, and where he befriended Isaiah Berlin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, e. e. cummings, and other great thinkers and writers of the era."--Jacket
Item Description:Originally published: London, England : Chatto & Windus, 1999. - "Principal publications of A.J. Ayer": p. 306
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-388) and index
Physical Description:402 pages illustrations 24 cm
ISBN:0802116736
9780802116734