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Avrum Stroll (1921–2013)

Author of Philosophy Made Simple

17 Works 769 Members 9 Reviews

About the Author

Avrum Stroll is Research Professor at the University of California, San Diego.

Series

Oneworld philosophers

Works by Avrum Stroll

Philosophy Made Simple (1993) 508 copies

Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy (2000) 74 copies

Wittgenstein (2002) 53 copies

Introduction to Philosophy (1961) 26 copies

Skeptical Philosophy for Everyone (2001) 22 copies

Epistemology; new essays in the theory of knowledge (1967) 22 copies

Did My Genes Make Me Do It?: And Other Philosophical Dilemmas (2004) 21 copies

Surfaces (1988) 12 copies

Introductory Readings In Philosophy (1972) 8 copies

Moore and Wittgenstein on Certainty (1994) 8 copies

Sketches of Landscapes: Philosophy by Example (1997) 5 copies

Superfici (2000) 2 copies

Filosofia analitica del siglo XX (Spanish Edition) (2002) 2 copies

Informal Philosophy (2009) 2 copies

Philosophy and the human spirit: A brief introduction (1973) 2 copies

The emotive theory of ethics 1 copy

ویتگنشتاین 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Stroll, Avrum
Birthdate: 1921-02-15
Date of death: 2013-09-12
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Oakland, California, USA
Place of death: La Jolla, California, USA
Education: University of California, Berkeley (PhD - Philosophy)
Occupations: emeritus research professor (Philosophy)
philosopher
Relationships: Stroll, Mary (wife)
Organizations: University of California, San Diego
United States Army (WWII)

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Epistemology: New Essays in the Theory of Knowledge by Avrum Stroll

12/16/21

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laplantelibrary | Dec 16, 2021 |

Wittgenstein (Oneworld Philosophers) by Avrum Stroll

12/11/21

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laplantelibrary | 1 other review | Dec 11, 2021 |

Philosophy Made Simple: A Complete Guide to the… by Richard H. Popkin

12/2/21

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laplantelibrary | 5 other reviews | Dec 5, 2021 |

Wittgenstein (Oneworld Thinkers) by Avrum Stroll

Looks like it's time to grab a copy of Philosophical Investigations and On Certainty.

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chaosmogony | 1 other review | Apr 27, 2013 |

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Statistics

Works: 17
Members: 769
Popularity: #33,095
Rating: ½ 3.7

Reviews: 9
ISBNs: 46
Languages: 3

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