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July 30, 2012anthony quinton, bertrand russell, frege, Marcelle Quinton, philosophy

Speaking of Russell . . .

I’ve just discovered that the bust of Bertie in Red Lion Square commissioned by Ayer et al was sculpted by none other than Marcelle Quinton, the widow of my chum Tony Quinton (see announcement below). If I get the opportunity I must ask her about it (Marcelle is a formidable intellect – she and Tony…

December 29, 2011analytical philosophy, frege, McTaggart, metaphysics, michael dummett, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, time, truth, truth and other enigmas

Michael Dummett

Telegraph obituary My favourite Dummett book: Truth and Other Enigmas. My favourite Dummett paper: A Defense of Mctaggart’s Proof of the Unreality of Time. Here is Steve Pyke’s superb portrait. Michael Dummett Oxford 21 May 1990 Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already…