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Michael Dummett

(1925–2011) Philosopher United Kingdom

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Michael Dummett was a philosopher from the United Kingdom, best known for Oxford Reading Tree.

Quick Facts About Michael Dummett

Born
June 27, 1925
Died
December 27, 2011
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Philosopher
Notable works
Oxford Reading Tree
Spouse
Ann Dummett

About Michael Dummett

Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett was an English academic described as "among the most significant British philosophers of the last century and a leading campaigner for racial tolerance and equality." He was, until 1992, Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford. He wrote on the history of analytic philosophy, notably as an interpreter of Frege, and made original contributions particularly in the philosophies of mathematics, logic, language and metaphysics.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Knight Bachelor Lakatos Award Lauener Prize Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy Fellow of the British Academy Aquinas Medal honorary doctor of Caen University

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