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'''Sir Alfred Jules Ayer''' (29 October 1910, [[London]] – 27 June 1989) was a [[British]] [[philosophy|philosopher]] who first came to fame with the publication of his book ''Language, Truth, and Logic'' in 1936.<ref>Macdonald, Graham. [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ayer/ ''Alfred Jules Ayer'']. Stanford Encyclopædia of Philosophy. 7 May 2005. Stanford University. 6 May 2008</ref> Considered the leading British statement of [[logical positivism]], which he was first exposed to in 1932 during a visit to [[Vienna]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9011497/Sir-AJ-Ayer ''Sir A.J. Ayer'']. Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 May 2008</ref>, at the time his ideas were seen as a radical departure from established philosophy. His book increased the exposure of logical positivism, particularly among British and American philosophers. <ref>[http://www.philosophyprofessor.com/philosophers/alfred-jules-ayer.php ''Sir Alfred Jules Ayer'']. Philosophy Professor. 2006. Arts & Sciences Network. 6 May 2008</ref>

'''Sir Alfred Jules Ayer''' (29 October 1910, [[London]] – 27 June 1989) was a [[British]] [[philosophy|philosopher]] who first came to fame with the publication of his book ''Language, Truth, and Logic'' in 1936.<ref>Macdonald, Graham. [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ayer/ ''Alfred Jules Ayer'']. Stanford Encyclopædia of Philosophy. 7 May 2005. Stanford University. 6 May 2008</ref> Considered the leading British statement of [[logical positivism]], which he was first exposed to in 1932 during a visit to [[Vienna]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9011497/Sir-AJ-Ayer ''Sir A.J. Ayer'']. Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 May 2008</ref>, at the time his ideas were seen as a radical departure from established philosophy. His book increased the exposure of logical positivism, particularly among British and American philosophers. <ref>[http://www.philosophyprofessor.com/philosophers/alfred-jules-ayer.php ''Sir Alfred Jules Ayer'']. Philosophy Professor. 2006. Arts & Sciences Network. 6 May 2008</ref>

Ayer was a lecturer and research fellow at [[University of Oxford|Oxford's]] Christ Church College between 1933 and 1944, subsequently becoming a fellow (1944-1945) and then dean (1945-1946) of Wadham College. From 1946 to 1959 Ayer was Grote professor of the philosophy of mind and logic at the [[University of London]], and in 1959 he became Wykeham professor of logic at Oxford.<ref>''Sir Alfred Jules Ayer'' op cit</ref> He received a [[knighthood]] in 1970.

Ayer was a lecturer and research fellow at [[University of Oxford|Oxford's]] Christ Church College between 1933 and 1944, subsequently becoming a fellow (1944-1945) and then dean (1945-1946) of Wadham College. From 1946 to 1959 Ayer was Grote professor of the philosophy of mind and [[logic]] at the [[University of London]], and in 1959 he became Wykeham professor of logic at Oxford.<ref>''Sir Alfred Jules Ayer'' op cit</ref> He received a [[knighthood]] in 1970.

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