--- title: "2 Michael Dummett Quotes - Famous Philosopher (Oxford Reading Tree)" description: "Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett was an English academic described as \"among the most significant British philosophers of the last century and a lead..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-dummett-67055.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Michael Dummett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-dummett-67055.jpg) # Michael Dummett (1925–2011) Philosopher United Kingdom **2** quotes in **44** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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. ## 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 ## Quotes by Michael Dummett > [Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already know and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dummett/philosophy-attempts-not-to-discover-new-truths-about-the-world-but-to/) Michael Dummett [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/michael-dummett-89185_accounts_philosophy-attempts-not-to-discover-new_155356.jpg) > [A game may be as integral to a culture, as true an object of human aesthetic appreciation, as admirable a product of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dummett/a-game-may-be-as-integral-to-a-culture-as-true-an-object-of-human/) Michael Dummett [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/michael-dummett-89185_admirable_a-game-may-be-as-integral-to-a-culture-a_1992151.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dummett/#itemlist", "name": "Michael Dummett Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already know and believe about it. 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