J. N. Findlay

John Niemeyer Findlay
Born25 November 1903
Died27 September 1987 (1987-09-28) (aged 83)
NationalitySouth African
EducationTransvaal University College
Balliol College, Oxford
University of Graz (PhD, 1933)
SpouseAileen Hawthorn
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Pretoria
University of Otago
Rhodes University College
University of Natal
King's College, Newcastle
King's College London
University of Texas at Austin
Doctoral advisorErnst Mally
Notable studentsArthur Prior[1]
Main interests
Metaphysics, ethics
Notable ideas
Rational mysticism
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John Niemeyer Findlay FBA (/ˈfɪndli/; 25 November 1903 – 27 September 1987), usually cited as J. N. Findlay, was a South African philosopher.

  1. ^ Gabbay, Dov M.; Woods, John (10 May 2006). Logic and the Modalities in the Twentieth Century. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-046303-2.
  2. ^ John R. Shook (ed.), Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, Thoemmes, 2005, p. 779.

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