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A. J. Ayer Quotes

English philosopher

Sir Alfred Jules Ayer (29 October 1910 – 27 June 1989), more often referred to as A. J. Ayer or Freddie Ayer, was a British humanist philosopher, who was one of the leading proponents of logical positivism.

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Alternative Names: Alfred Jules Ayer • Alfred J. Ayer • Sir Alfred Jules Ayer • Freddie

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Similar: Ludwig Wittgenstein 52.4% Hilary Putnam 48.7% Charles Sanders Peirce 48.4% Immanuel Kant 47.3% Karl Popper 47.1% Alfred North Whitehead 45.7% Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 45.3% Max Horkheimer 44.9% John Searle 44.4% David Hume 44.3%
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