Alfred Ayer

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
author
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellow_of_the_British_Academy
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-10-29
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Alfred_Jules_Ayer
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nicholas_Ayer
gptkbp:deathDate 1989-06-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Mind_(journal)
gptkbp:faculty gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy
analytic philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alfred Ayer
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Simon_Blackburn
gptkb:A._C._Grayling
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
gptkb:Ludwig_Wittgenstein
gptkb:Moritz_Schlick
gptkb:Vienna_Circle
gptkbp:knownFor promotion of logical positivism in the English-speaking world
verification principle
gptkbp:lecturedAt gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:mainInterest gptkb:philosophy
ethics
logical positivism
philosophy of language
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:British_Academy
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Special_Operations_Executive
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Language,_Truth_and_Logic
gptkb:The_Concept_of_a_Person
gptkb:The_Problem_of_Knowledge
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:professor
gptkb:writer
gptkbp:religion atheism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Highgate_Cemetery
gptkbp:schoolOfThought logical positivism
gptkbp:signature Alfred Ayer signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Deirdre_Ayer
gptkb:Rene_Ayer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arne_Næss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6