Alan R. White | |
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| Born | 9 October 1922 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 23 February 1992 (aged 69) Sherwood, Nottingham, England, UK |
| Education | B.A., Trinity College Dublin, (1945); PhD,. University of London, (1958) |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Anne Jarvis (1948–1977),[1] Enid Elizabeth Alderson (1979–1992) |
Alan Richard White (9 October 1922 – 23 February 1992) was an analytic philosopher who worked mainly in epistemology, the philosophy of mind, and, latterly, legal philosophy. Peter Hacker notes that he was "the most skillful developer of Rylean ... ideas in philosophical psychology" and that "if anyone surpassed Austin in subtlety and refinement in the discrimination of grammatical differences, it was White."[2] Richard Swinburne remarks that "during the heyday of 'ordinary language philosophy' no tongue practised it better."[3]
- ^ Hull Daily Mail, Friday 13 August 1948, p.2, "MARRIAGES WHITE —JARVIS.—At. All Saints Church. Hessle, on Aug. 12th, 1948, Alan R. White, B.A., University Col, Hull, eldest son of Mrs and the late Mr G. A. White, of Cork, Eire, to Eileen, only daughter of Mr and Mrs A. E. Jarvls, Oaklands-drive Hessle."
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:8was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Swinburne, Richard (27 February 1992). "Words and Wittgenstein". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.