P. F. Strawson Philosopher

Sir Peter Frederick Strawson FBA (/ˈstrɔːsən/; 23 November 1919 – 13 February 2006) was an English philosopher. He was the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford (Magdalen College) from 1968 to 1987. Before that he was appointed as a college lecturer at University College, Oxford, in 1947 and became a tutorial fellow the following year until 1968. On his retirement in 1987, he returned to the college and continued working there until shortly before his death. His portrait was painted by the artist Daphne Todd.

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Birth date	November 23, 1919
Birth place	London , Ealing
Date of death	February 13, 2006
Place of death	London
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Main interest	Philosophy of language

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influenced	David Lewis (philosopher) Colin McGinn Martin Hollis (philosopher) John Searle Keith Donnellan Joshua Knobe Ted Honderich Ramchandra Gandhi Arda Denkel Robert Hanna (philosopher)
influenced by	A. J. Ayer Bertrand Russell Immanuel Kant Ludwig Wittgenstein Gilbert Ryle
notable idea	Ordinary language philosophy
philosophical school	Analytic philosophy
region	Western philosophy