Ayer:Writings On Philosophy Prelim A Palgrave Macmillan Archive Collection

The British philosopher A.J. Ayer is known for his influence on the development of analytical philosophy, spreading and developing the ideas of logical positivism following his study with the Vienna Circle in the 1920s. Ayer rejected metaphysics and theology as meaningless and emotivist, and argued for what he identified as a "criterion of verifiability" as a test of meaningful statements. In addition to being a creative and rigorous philosopher, the major books included in this collection reveal him to have been a gifted teacher.Ayer, A. J. is the author of 'Ayer:Writings On Philosophy Prelim A Palgrave Macmillan Archive Collection', published 2006 under ISBN 9781403917447 and ISBN 1403917442.