A.J. Ayer by Ben Rogers
A. J. Ayer (1910-1989) was a man of startling complexity: an exceptionally rigorous and penetrating philosopher, he was also a dedicated hedonist and seducer. He traveled in the most glamorous social circles, yet his friends found him oddly remote. Internationally acclaimed author Ben Rogers brings the brilliant, strangely vulnerable author of the classic Language, Truth, and Logic to vivid life, along with the Oxford intellectual world where he met Isaiah Berlin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and many other great thinkers and writers of the era. Colorful, intimate, and often poignant, this is a powerful biography of a provocative and unforgettable man whose ideas changed the landscape of Western thought. Beautifully written, sympathetic, and sensitive . a] balanced and rounded picture of a very complicated man. -- Simon Blackburn, The New Republic A readable and well-researched account of the life and career of a remarkable figure. -- Lynwood Abram, Houston Chronicle A.J. Ayer lived a fascinating life and in Rogers he has found an ideal biographer. -- Frank McLynn, The New Statesman Rogers succeeds in capturing the spirit of a philosophical maverick who many loved to hate. -- Kirkus Reviews Exceptionally good . A.J. Ayer weaves the philosophical, public, and private strands of Ayer's life together most skillfully. -- The Economist
Rogers, Ben: - Ben Rogers was born in 1977 and lives in Reno, Nevada with his wife and two daughters. His debut novel, The Flamer, was originally published by Aqueous Books in 2012. His writing has appeared in a variety of literary publications and earned a Nevada Arts Council Fellowship and a Sierra Arts Foundation grant. He is the lead author of Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems (CRC Press), the first-ever comprehensive college textbook on nanotechnology, now in its 3rd edition, and also Nanotechnology: The Whole Story (CRC Press), a general audience book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802138699 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802138691 |
| Title | A.J. Ayer |
| Author | Ben Rogers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Year published | 2002-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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