Michael Dummett Quotes

3 Sourced Quotes

Philosophy can take us no further than enabling us to command a clear view of the concepts by means of which we think about the world, and, by so doing, to attain a firmer grasp of the way we represent the world in our thought. It is for this reason and in this sense that philosophy is about the world.

Michael Dummett

Such were the lucidity of exposition and his mastery of the topic that it seems possible that, had he ever published it, the political theory of Britain would have been significantly different.

Michael Dummett

A game may be as integral to a culture, as true an object of human aesthetic appreciation, as admirable a product of creativity as a folk art or a style of music; and, as such, it is quite as worthy of study.

Michael Dummett

Michael Dummett

Michael Dummett

Born: June 27, 1925

Died: December 27, 2011 (aged 86)

Bio: Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett was a British philosopher, described as "among the most significant British philosophers of the last century and a leading campaigner for racial tolerance and equality.".

Known for:

Frege: Philosophy of Language (1973)
Origins of analytical philosophy (1993)
Frege: Philosophy of Mathematics (1991)
Truth and other enigmas (1978)
The logical basis of metaphysics (1991)

Michael Dummett on Wikipedia

Suggest an edit or a new quote

British Philosopher Quotes

Philosopher Quotes

20th-century Philosopher Quotes