John Foster | |
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Born | John Foster 5 May 1941 London, England |
Died | 1 January 2009 London, England | (aged 67)
Notable work | A World for Us (2008) |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Institutions | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Doctoral advisor | A. J. Ayer |
Main interests | Metaphysics |
Notable ideas | Phenomenalistic idealism |
John Foster (5 May 1941 – 1 January 2009), was a British philosopher and tutorial Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1966 to 2005 (and then a Emeritus Fellow until his death in 2009). He authored several books, including The Case for Idealism (1982) and A World for Us: The Case for Phenomenalistic Idealism (2008). His A. J. Ayer (1985) was described by Anthony Quinton as "the only serious monograph" about Ayer's philosophy.[1]