A. Betson
(fl. 1751)A. Betson is known only by his sole publication, Miscellaneous Dissertations, Historical, Critical, and Moral, On the Origin and Antiquity of MASQUERADES … (1751). He is described on the ...
A. J. Ayer
(1910–1989)British philosopher, responsible for introducing the principles of logical positivism of the Vienna Circle to British philosophers. He was knighted in 1970.Born in London, Ayer was ...
A-series and B-series Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)
These are terms introduced by J. M. E. McTaggart to describe two different ways in which events can be thought ...
a-series of time Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (2 rev ed.)
Term due to McTaggart for the ordering of events in respect of past, present, and future. McTaggart's proof of the ...
Aaron Burr
(1756–1836)US Democratic Republican statesman. After losing the presidential election to Jefferson in 1800, Burr was elected Vice-President. He was defeated in the contest for the governorship of New ...
Aaron, Richard Ithamar (1901–87) Reference library
The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy
R. I. Aaron was born in Seven Sisters on 6 November 1901, but brought up in Ynystawe in the ...
ab esse ad posse valet consequentia Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (2 rev ed.)
From the fact that something exists, it follows that it is possible. ...
ab esse ad posse valet consequentia
From the fact that something exists, it follows that it is possible.
abacus Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.)
Ancient calculating instrument in which numbers and operations (especially adding) are represented by the numbers and positions of pebbles or ...