Strawson

British  

/ ˈstrɔːsən /

noun

1. Sir Peter ( Frederick ). 1919–2006, British philosopher. His early work deals with the relationship between language and logic, his later work with metaphysics. His books include The Bounds of Sense (1966) and Freedom and Resentment (1974)

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Strawson marked as one between “reactive” and “objective” attitudes.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

For rebuttals of this position, see critiques by philosopher Galen Strawson and by me.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 16, 2018

“He moves in an exalted realm,” said the philosopher Galen Strawson, who met Hollinghurst when they worked together at The Times Literary Supplement in the early 1980s.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2018

Taught first by GA Paul and PF Strawson, he had Ryle as his BPhil tutor.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2010

Strawson agrees that "the insatiable appetite of philosphers for generality has reasserted itself."

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