Wolfe Mays

Wolfe Mays
Born1912
Died21 January 2005
EducationUniversity of Cambridge (Ph.D.)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental
Phenomenology
InstitutionsUniversity of Manchester
Doctoral studentsBarry Smith, Peter Simons, Kevin Mulligan
Main interests
Phenomenology

Wolfe Mays (1912 – 21 January 2005) was a British philosopher. He was the founder of British Society for Phenomenology and the editor of its journal.[1] Mays is known for his efforts for introducing phenomenology in England.[2] He taught at the University of Manchester from 1946 until his retirement in 1979.[3] His students included Kevin Mulligan, Peter Simons, and Barry Smith.

He studied at Cambridge, where he attended the lectures of Ludwig Wittgenstein.[4]

  1. ^ "Wolfe Mays, 1912–2005". Radical Philosophy. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ Sokolowski, Robert (2000). Introduction to Phenomenology. Cambridge University Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780521667920. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ Garfield, Mike (January 2005). "A Tribute in Memory of Wolfe Mays: Deceased 21st January 2005". Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. 36 (2): 115–117. doi:10.1080/00071773.2005.11006535. ISSN 0007-1773. S2CID 170983924.
  4. ^ Wittgenstein's Whewell's Court Lectures Cambridge, 1938 - 1941, From the Notes by Yorick Smythies. Wiley. 2017. p. 252.