John Niemeyer Findlay | |
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| Born | 25 November 1903 |
| Died | 27 September 1987 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | Transvaal University College Balliol College, Oxford University of Graz (PhD, 1933) |
| Spouse | Aileen Hawthorn |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Pretoria University of Otago Rhodes University College University of Natal King's College, Newcastle King's College London University of Texas at Austin |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernst Mally |
| Notable students | Arthur Prior[1] |
Main interests | Metaphysics, ethics |
Notable ideas | Rational mysticism |
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John Niemeyer Findlay FBA (/ˈfɪndli/; 25 November 1903 – 27 September 1987), usually cited as J. N. Findlay, was a South African philosopher.
- ^ Gabbay, Dov M.; Woods, John (10 May 2006). Logic and the Modalities in the Twentieth Century. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-046303-2.
- ^ John R. Shook (ed.), Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, Thoemmes, 2005, p. 779.