A Life A.J. Ayer

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"Freddie Ayer (1910-89) was one of the most influential philosophers of his generation: his first book, Language, Truth and Logic, written when he was only twenty-four, changed the direction of British philosophy, while his clarity of thought and rapid-fire delivery made him a familiar presence on Britain's radios and televisions. In this study - the first, fully authorised, biography - Ben Rogers relates Ayer's ideas to his remarkable life, strangely troubled beneath its glamorous surface."--Jacket