Dummett, Michael (Anthony Eardley)

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DUMMETT, Michael (Anthony Eardley)

DUMMETT, Michael (Anthony Eardley). British, b. 1925. Genres: Philosophy, Politics/Government, Race relations, Recreation. Career: Birmingham University, assistant lecturer, 1950-51; All Souls College, Oxford, fellow, 1950-79; Oxford University, reader in the philosophy of mathematics, 1962-74, New College, fellow, 1979-92, Wykeham Professor of Logic, 1979-92. Knighted, 1999. Publications: Frege: Philosophy of Language, 1973; The Justification of Deduction, 1973; Elements of Intuitionism, 1977, rev. ed., 2000; Truth and Other Enigmas, 1978; Immigration: Where the Debate Goes Wrong, 1978; Catholicism and the World Order, 1979; The Game of Tarot, 1980; Twelve Tarot Games, 1980; The Interpretation of Frege's Philosophy, 1981; Voting Procedures, 1984; The Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards, 1986; Ursprunge der analytischen Philosophie, 1988; Frege and Other Philosophers, 1991; The Logical Basis of Metaphysics, 1991; Frege: Philosophy of Mathematics, 1991; Origins of Analytical Philosophy, rev. ed., 1993; Grammar and Style, 1993; The Seas of Language, 1993; Il Mondo e l'Angelo, 1993; I Tarocchi Siciliani, 1995, rev. ed., 2002; (with R. Decker and T. Depauls) A Wicked Pack of Cards, 1996; Principles of Electoral Reform, 1997; La Natura e il Futuro di Filosofia, 2001; On Immigration and Refugees, 2001; (with R. Decker) A History of the Occult Tarot 1870-1970, 2002. Address: 54 Park Town, Oxford OX2 6SJ, England.

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