Timothy Smiley
| Timothy John Smiley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 13, 1930 |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Philosophy |
| Known for | logic |
Timothy John Smiley FBA (born 13 November 1930) is a British philosopher, who was Emeritus Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Clare College, Cambridge University.[citation needed]
He has edited and contributed to numerous papers and publications including:
- Studies in the Philosophy of Logic and Knowledge, (co-edited with Thomas Baldwin.) [1]
- Mathematics and Necessity: Essays in the History of Philosophy. [2]
- Philosophical Logic. [3]
- Philosophical Dialogues: Plato, Hume, Wittgenstein. Dawes Hicks Lectures on Philosophy. [4]
- Smiley and D. J. Shoesmith are the authors of Multiple-Conclusion Logic (1978) (see Multiple-conclusion logic).[5]
In recent years, he has collaborated on a number of articles on plural descriptions with Alex Oliver.[6][7]
Most recently, Smiley's professional standing was marked by the publication of The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley (T. J. Smiley, Jonathan Lear and Alex Oliver, Routledge, 2010.) [8]
Smiley was appointed Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge in 1980 and elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1984.[9]
He is the father of the author Sophie Smiley.[citation needed]
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References
- ↑ Studies in the Philosophy of Logic and Knowledge, (co-edited with Thomas Baldwin.) Oxford University Press for the British Academy, 2005 Retrieved 30 December 2010
- ↑ Mathematics and Necessity: Essays in the History of Philosophy. Oxford University Press for the British Academy, 2000 Retrieved 30 December 2010
- ↑ Philosophical Logic. Oxford University Press for the British Academy, 1998 Retrieved 30 December 2010
- ↑ Philosophical Dialogues: Plato, Hume, Wittgenstein. Dawes Hicks Lectures on Philosophy. Reprint, Oxford University Press for the British Academy, 1996 Retrieved 30 December 2010
- ↑ Cambridge University Press - publication listing. 'Multiple Conclusion Logic' by D. J. Shoesmith and T. J. Smiley, reprinted 2009 Retrieved 30 December 2010
- ↑ Philosophical papers, online listing of Plural Descriptions and Many-Valued Functions, Alex Oliver and Timothy Oliver, 2005 Retrieved 30 December 2010
- ↑ Philosophical papers, online listing of What Are Sets, and What Are They For?, Alex Oliver and Timothy Oliver, 2006 Retrieved 30 December 2010
- ↑ Philosophical papers, online listing of The Force of Argument: Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley Retrieved 30 December 2010
- ↑ British Academy - list of Fellows Retrieved 30 December 2010
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